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and 11:40 a.m., today (11-2-64), vc learned of the xollowinc
inXor"iiiat.ion t!irou[jh a highly sensitive source, Martin Luther
King, Jr., Jiist learned tiiis mornin^j of a ca.inpaifcn which hns
been initiated to encoiirafje people to vote for Kin[; for president'
as a write-in candidate 11~.1-G4. The c.ir,ipai£i-: is taking several ' * ■ "
forma, includinr;- tclci^rai.is boinr: sent to ]\ci';voci> throughout the
country; efforts to ^ain radio tii:?c to ur;.';e people to vote for
Kin<;-; and the circulation of handbills in T.-xrcoi" cities cncoura^;in[j
a vote for King. The handbills reveal tlistri'Diri. ion by "Coinniittce ^
for Negroes iJi the Goveranent," Loiisvil].e, Kentuchy, (No record this (;
ori'-anization Bufilcs.) . ^
Accordin?; to our soui-ce, King intorp:'otcd the actions ',(\,'!'*-''
described above as an oljvious attempt to cancel ou"c the Nc^ro
^ vote and to confuse Negroes in their voting. King believes
J that the campaign was initiated by Goldwator forces because
I asiy votes for King by Negroes \vouliJ olsviously ciiir.inish tlio
j number of such votes for i resident Johnson. (;
King held an im;;icdiatc press conference in Atlanta,
Georgia, this morning in v.'hich he told the press ol the foregoing
and denied liaving any connection with the campaign, 'He urged
people not to pay any attention to the efforts to have people
vote for him,
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The foregoing i nfcrjiiation was irimediatel}' telephonically
furnislied to Mr. Delxiach's Office so that he might alcrt'the
y/hite House, This is for your imnodiatc attention. Letters to
the Vihitc House and to the Acting Attorney General are being z;-^ /)
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
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By radiogram dated 10-30-6'! the Atlanta orfice advised it
had I'^'ceived information on that date that ^5artin Luther King's . ,'
secretary informed King of a message from Clarence IJones to the
■ effect that Jones and their "r.iutual friend" want to come to Atlanta
to meet with King on the earliest u'celcend possible. King sp.id that f
he was desirous of having this meeting vith Jones and their "jnutual j
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As you know, Jones .is the intei'medlai'y vised by King to \ \ J\ ^'
\ maintain contact with Stanley/ Levison who is usually described by 'the *
term "mutual friend.".'^'
iiitnougn King is schedviiea to be m Baltimore Saxuraay,
10-31-64, we have no inf orisiat ion as to whether he plans to return to
Atlanta from Baltimore and, since wc are desirous of estaLlishing,
wherever possible, evidence of the continuing relationship between
King and Levlson, Special Agent in Charge Joseph K. Ponder in Atlanta
was contacted this date and told to alert their sources for the
possibility that King might return tc Atlanta this weekend and to be
alert to a possible meeting between King anc^Lov^^r^^iAtlanta this
weekend. In addition, Security Supervisor ^HHBIHil^of the
New York Office was contacted and ini.tructed to have discreet spot J
checks made in an effort to determine if either Jones or Levison
leave Nev? York this weekend and, if so, to attempt to determine their
mode of travel so that Atlanta can be advised. iL
RECOMMENDATION:
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A conf id^^ntial ssoiitccg of thia E*jx*efi i wLo hR«
furnished rcli^iblo Inf :>V7r;\tion in the pfsr/t s'lpv^llod the
fol!lo\v.ittE infci'?iation on ti'ou o-^ibor 2, 19G1: c'>
Oi\ tho L:.on:in[;' o.l" VIove-nbcr 2, 13c i, Zi'cti.a Luthor
Klnc, Ji*,, Rt Atlr>a+^, Goox'f^ia, loarnod of c cu.ii}:.:,ign T/Iiiclj
B^.d^ben initiated to enoo.'srt;<jo peoplo to voto for him a
writo-ln cs^naidato lor Presiclc^nt of tlic United States darinR
Vao election on Koveslier 3, ld'3<:t Tlie cp/i:palr;ii w'sia to t*ke
several forns, incliidinri toleci'C-i;? to Kc;j;.*oc£; xirrouglioul;
tho country; effort 3 to i^^ia rnd?.o tiuo to urjo people to
vote for Kiiin:; and tho circ ilHtion oi handbill3 in larpo
cities encourjirHnp & voto for I'itifr. i /
AccordiiTjT ■tt> ti i J E'arcau's Goiirco, Ktv,:; iutcrp.voto'l
the aotionn doscribod n.tovc an obviourj fitto-rpt to cancel
out tho tTe^'io vote and to oo.i.r-jf;c Nc?;;roo:5 in tlicir vc>ti.iir»
Klnc fc'xpresaod tho belieX thnt the camp's Ifr,/ vr=c initiated
by Cfold'.mtor forces on ihe tnrsia that any vcte£ ^or Xinc^".
by H^iiroe^ voiild obvioiicly lof75on the rro.nibcr ox such veto,*?
for Frcaidont Lyndon 2, Johvipon, Kitti: brld « [re.;'? couici*-
encc in Ati&ntc on tho mornli,,'? of Novonbor 2, p^t '^icJ*,,^
ho reportedly told th^ p'^cr^t of t'le roj.'cfjo'tp,;'' find doulcU*
havinr-: any conrioction v^ith tl;c casipai^ii on hie Lehftlf, "Tit
this conforotico h<5 ursc>' people not to pry ii\)y atteiititfi*
to the efforts bein?:; crrpon^rri to hHvo pcoplr voto for iiJ.™*
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Classifaed "Coiif idential" as information is
fro- a sensitive source of the Atlanta Office and v/hile
mc^t of the information may soon become public, soiae
protection of the source is necessary, Inf oriBr'.tion was
obtained fv^oa our Atlanta Cfflco by tvo telephone calls
10:45 a.m. and 11:40 a.m. 11/2/64. By incEorj-ndu-a from
F. J, Baur.Eardner to C. Sullivan 11/2/64 this information
was Inraed lately nat'e knov/a to Cureau officials and enabled
Mr, DcLoacli's Office to iipjiicdiatol^y alert tho White House, J
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FLIGHT OUT OF CHICAGO THIS A?: A^:) THEr;£AFTER A^JTE ;:;ZD
PRIVATE PLANE FOR HIMSELF A>Jj FX >yE OTH'^Ro 10 £ALTi;',0,-iE,
■-MARYLAND, TIME OF ARRIVAL IP-: EALTiyor.E AND ?U;\?-:'5E OF
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I^ARTIM LUTHER KING, JR. PMC.
RE CHICAGO TEL OCTOBER TWENTYE13HT LAST,
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I, ADVISED OCTOBER TWEr^TYNINE LAST, THAT
\'0 INCIDENTS OR DISTURB.ANCEC TOOK PLACE IN CG^'NECTi 01-; WITH
THE APPEARANCE IN CHICAGO OF KING, YESTERDAY. CHICAGO
POLICE DEPARTMEN'T HAS PROVIDED OFFICERS TO ACCOXPAf^' Y KING
DURING HIS WAKING HOURS. KING £:CHEDULED TO Dr.?ART CHICAGO
AM OF 0CT03ER THIRTY INSTAfvT, EXACT TII1E AND DESTINATION UNKNOWN.
MILITARY AND SECRET SERVICE ADVISED. CHICAGO FOLLO^/ING. 0
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:",^PORT£D THAT SHORTLY
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BEFORE ONE P>2 STANLEY LEVISON ATTEMPTED TO UiNSUCCESSFULLY CONTACT
CLARENCE JAME-S BY TELEPHONE AT JOMES REFIDENCE. LATER JONES
CONTACTED HIS RESIDENCE AND ADVISED HE WOULD BE
HOME FOUR DASK FOUR THIRTY PI^ .
FROK ABOVE IT APPEARS THAT BOTH LEVINSON AND JONES ARE IN NYC.
INFORMANT DID NOT FURNISH ANY INFORMATION INDICATING THAT JONES OR
LEVINSON ARE PLANNING TO LEAVE TOWN.c'
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A confil'/catlr 1 acurcc of tiii;3 Kurcau who has
f 1 rniirhcd roliable inforisricion in the ps^^t si'.;.-;ilied the
follovlng ir»foi'Cia.t.lcn ou IiOvc!nl>or 2, 13G4: .
Oa tho K'jj.-niiie- oi; Ilovciiiboi' 2, 1004, fl-irtia Luther
Kins, Atlr^ntn, Gooi'>ria, .lep-racd Ox a c?*Di,rLitin which
Jiad Loon Initiated to ericcux-iific peci);lo to vcio tor him as a
w*-itc-in c*iiCliciate for pA^o;>ivli;r.'- of tlio i>n: 'lea Gtatoo tlui-ius
the election on Kovcia!:ci' 3, 1£)C4, Tho cpjizi.iAz'a v;at3 tc vake g
•several forcrj, iucludir;,'', tclcciT^-iS to Nc.i;rocr; throu2l:out
tho comit:-.'y; el'Xorts to fij.iu rsuio tii^o to Uji'^o people to
vote for King; aud tho circulatic:* of haaulii3.ici li: Ifcrep.,
cities encouraging a vote fcv Kia^. ' ST ,_T
Aocoi'c'inr to tlii.5 i:.ai*cau»& souics, Eins; iat<- rpretod rr
the actions dcscribr,,! ul
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an oLviouj &ttcrr}7:t to cfcacel
out the L'c>:;ro voto and t.> coiifujo Isiccrct^:? in. titoir votlr.!;r, '
rCinj; c^rprccL'ocl tlie belief tl.>ai; the c*j^'i'i^A:ixi v.:..?:; initiator
by Ccld-.vnter forces the Lr;3it.; that any votes fcr King
by Negroes ti-ould ouvicusly ic eon tho u^i.^or of siich votoj
for President Lyndon B, Johri.joii, Kiii^: hold c p^'ocis confer—
eace in Atl&ntE. on the noixins NovoDbor 1061, at Thich
he reportedly told the pror.-: o.C the forc::oirf^ r.r.d dciiie."
hJiving auy cciiricctioa Tvitii the criiiirriL'a on .Uis behalf. At
this conference he urc-.'J pccplc not to pt^y auy rttontiou
to the efforts boin^ e:-:p<iidcd to h£;ve puople vote for hiia,
This iiifcru:?i.tior; ic tlso loiiif:! fiirniGhed to the
Honorable Bill D, Moycrci, Spcx^iti AfJL-istant to tLo Pi-oGidcat,
1 - Tho Ecputj' Attorney Gc^-.crci
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from R sensitive source of the Atlanta Off ice and while
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protection of the source is necessary, In.?orin?i.tion wis
obtained frora oxtr Atlanta Office by tso telephone calls
10; 40 a.ra, and 11:40 a.m., 11/2/64. By moaor-arKiuia
from F, J. Enunfardner to Mr. W. C. Snlliv?.n 11/2/64
this inf oxmntion \7PS itynofiiately ui^ido knovru to Bnrecu
officials aad emil.'ied ILv, PcLoach's Ofi'ice to intaediately
alert the Vrhite House,
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Efieley, South Carolina
Dear;
oji- )sttor ol OcLo;;or 21'ith han rjircu received.
V. ltli Tcsri jct to y >n.r inquiry, inforn ati.Tii con-
t«,lned in the files of the " - 31 n a;-t be ui-iiataine:] af: c:.riti-
dential in accordance mt:i roj^alariOiis of the DeparCiuent of
Justice anJ is available for oC'icial use only. I ref'.ret I am
unable to be of heliD in thifi instance but trust yoi^, will unJer-
stand the necef.sary rca.- oni: for t!rlc pclLcy. It is h.ipeJ you
v;ill not Infer either that wc cio or do not have da.t i in oar
files relatlnc to the Lndlviciual you iv.ontioued.
Enclosed it. Utcrat'. re I tresi. rt'iil be of interest.
Sincerely yours,
Enclosures (5)
Communism--The Incredible Swindle
.: J ■ Counterintelligence Activities
"laith in freedom"
■ Let's Figiit Conimunism Sanely!
^ — .. One Nalion's Response to Conimanism
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v_.>^^OTE: Correspondent is not identifiable in BufLles.
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Duar Mr. Moovor
If it itt jujL c'i-il. ul' order for iiie Lo ask you, I would like
to know if, Marlin Luthor Kinj, is roiily a cn rd-cairyitii^ cnmn,unist.
The reason I am aii-: in^i; is because I would jusl like to
j know for myself, I l"n.;ar so mucli about him beinji one. It seems to me
/ that he did duservo tlic Nobel prise for the way he handle the civil rii^hts
j demonstration, if ho is ri)-",ht in doing that. I dont want to be wrong or
1 misled so I am just asking for my own information.
I am not onterestc;d in any sort ol disturbances, but I am
concerned. 1 dont want to aso it for any other purpose but to know the
truth, for I foci there should not bo so mucli prejudice against any people.
' I wont use your answer if yoa see fit to give it, other tJ^an for my own
information, pJease for I am for peace, order, and justice. Am thanking
FBI CMic/f:o
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T/d DIRECTOR (100- 106670) AND ATLANTA
FROM CHICAGO (100-35356) P-2
MARTIN LUTHER KINS, JR., SM DASH C.
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RE CHICA'20 AIRTEL OCT. NI Ni^ LAST CAPIIONLD QUGTL f.NN'uAL
JOHN F.'iKENOTDY AWARDS DINNER, EPOiJSCRED BY CATHOLIC IPJTSR
o
DASH RACIAL-'rcOUrJCIL, CHICAGO, OCT. TWHiNTY NINE, NINETEEN /■-;"
SIXTT FU'JR>;~ RACIAL t^ATTERS UiiOUOTE, ENCLOSING LHX. ^-f ^ '
ADVISED AT TEN FORTY FIVE A.K. THIS DATE THAT MARTIN LUTH
KING WILL ARRIVE CHICAGO OCT, TWENTY NIWE J-.'lXT TO RECEIVE
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JOHN F. KENNEDY AWARD FROM CATHOLIC I NTFR DASH RACIAL
COUNCIL ON That date, king expected to arrive prior to
ELEVEN A.M. OCT. TWENTY NI^iE AI-^D IIOTORCADE OF FIFTEE?>: TO
TWENTY CARS WILL FORK AND TRAVEL EXTENSIVE ROUTE THROUGHOUT
SOUTH SIDE AND NEAR NORTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, TERI'IIK ATI NG
APPROXIMATELY FOUR P.M.
KING'S DEPARTURE DATE AND TItOE UNKNOWN AT THIS* -TIME
3UT DUE TO LATEN3:SS OF AWARDS DI^SER POLICE EXPECT HIK.JO „
SPEND NIGHT OF OCT, TWENTY NINE AND TO DEPART FORKING
OCT, THIRTY NEXT.
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DURING COURSE OF MOTORCADt TRIP KING EXPlGTEu TO DELIVER
SHORT TALKS AT 'POINTS WHEr^E CROWDS KAY GATHER. POLICE
ANTICIPATE NO DISTURBANCE.
DETAILS FURNISHED FILIIARY AUTHORITIES AND U.S. SECRET
SERVICE THIS DATE.
CHICAGO FOLLOWING AtCD WILL FURNISH DEVELOPMENTS. LHM
FOLLOWS.
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FBI WASH DC
AT SBri
FBI ATLANTA
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Your letter of October 21at, wifh cncLofiure, -r,
has been received. £
In response to your inquiries, I must point out t-.
thP.t inrorniEition cont:iineu in the files o£ tl:o Fi I 13 conficicritiaf^ cr"
and av£:ilablc only lor official ase parciuaut to reg'jU.tiont; of ta:; "
L&partrnent of Juatict. I truiJt. yoa will underotanU ray inability
to lie of assistajice.
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I am rcturniT';; tiia leallct you onclosec'..
Sincerely yours,
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NOTE: Correspondent is not identifiable in Buf lies. His enclosure was
a leaflet entitled "Martin Luther liAw^ t-X Conmianist Trair.ing School."
King is shown in a picture with menVoers of the Communist Party.
The Aug.JSta Courier is publisned weel'.ly bj' Roy V. Harris
SA\y;med It is rabidly se^regationalist and has been critical of
/the Bureau in the past.
:hurch
United Statrjr, 'Jer:; rliT.ont oF JunticB T*' I r' ;['■" - v r: ■ ■ '-...i ■-.
^err li'-. itnovnr;
THODIST
EMClnr.ed yo', l;.' 11 T'nJ a cn-jy o"^ a circulf^r
ottribuLed tD T'-.' Ctunust.:) Ccurinr', .lily 3, 1953,
purprrtinn to e-.clj "r. T'^-rtin Lul:'>''r f'.ir.n in a
::a-T:'j:-iic t traini'^r rio-: tinr; at the HiriM^.-riL'-: TDlk
Sclionl Jn ''iLrntEra:,]?:, TerinR-^saD, in l"-".':'.
I hivK her;!'' of t' in rtory bsfurc 'ait fvivG bcor,
unable to vnriry i tn ?cr;ur3cy nr F:j.\rj!.y. CDmIu ycj
help rriD?
Is It^trun t'nt -^ni^j i^, riartin Lj^^t?^ -nri
Ii'-jC t'-iir. 2 /Ccjir.pjr I tr;'. li'ir nR'-ri". ini;]':' If r;c, iJh;.;t
was he dnihti '..hrjrii? And Li ho ovp^^.n D'Lhpr ni.jn^ic-
tuTRd, KcWt^^^Trus i- i on , AL<mr 'j^ruerry, A i ih rij/^i 1 1 iums ,
and riy 1 fisfUnr ton? Arc t>cy conoDtly Uicntif icd iin
t^is circjlTf? r.nd uhat ucs c:r .H. t-"' '.'ifi'ilandBr
Folk GchcDl?
Also w'rj^Vr I'm AiiQust^a Co-jrior a -id uhnt is
t'-iG r-.Tnuoxtlert •'••r.r)rir;sP5 AscncioiiorfiFft Ifi * ^ j
^ . /ilJ 7^? - ^tf;
r.r.T layiv.t).-. r.rtP.- fi'.:.- nun,::;ti '■.nr? al-r-jt Cr, Kin:],
CHURCH ''^'^ 1 u-.-ilfJ li- tr kr.ni-.! i'-cv.-j tn nns;.-:::? t,f-.'; •.ncii?:3 Lit;n
lh.it -Lb ir. n Co: !■■ i':t . "
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li. !'-'y!y, rf.vj*,. J^rfer to
I\'c-,v Yv-jric, vcv/ York
October 23, 1954
Re; COi'rjn.jniij u Iririuciicc in
Internal Security - C
On October 2b, lO^^h a conridcntial :.oL;rce:
haa fui\iished i-eliaole inrorr.atlon in tp.o i-i.zt,
LGvlscd that he learned th;;t Clarence Junes v:ac. in
contact V(itn an unidentiricc \'.'o;riar: on that a;ite. Tine
v.'o:.'.::,Ln, accoi'dini^ to the couroo, eiscuGiica J
l:^.T;eat develcp::.ont:^ concci-iiin;-- the article o^' h'.^-tl';
Kinc. J2". (Preoidc:
b>0 lA
L* * i *^ ^- *f — ■'^ r*
Lr-aderohlp Ccnrervjnco (SCLC) ) which i:: :;chcuulcc;
ipoear in the ICovo;;iber 3. 19o~< iraue of "Tr^e oata:
tor
.ovo;;icer 3,
Kveninc Post." She aaid t:.:.
!•] i c a a c 1 3 0 n ' ' ( V'a c n
a letter to ''The Saturday l^lvening poat"
rei'cronccd a telei;i''am ;'ic i:aa cent to -uhe
publi'jhcr on October 20, 1^34, in behalf
Accv. '^inij to the aource. the text of zho
in fact C.Z rollo\:a:
rloon, At tornc:;/:: ) v;;-a";
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"ConririTiinc telep;io.iic .
and ;>:ichael3on) this date as attorney;-, for y.artln Lather
Kin:^;. Jr., you have no authority to paaiiL:a and ala tribute
^ CI r*^ r.i L-i. G x* ^ u:» -X L* ^* L" _L 1 i 1 V. c x'* vi * o eh '-i i.' 1 i I'v^ - * , , o . . j ,
, Should you oiarej^ard theae aa\'iC'.:.G you v.'ill cc- i\cld
. accou.ntable and rei;"oonaible for all conaecuenoes . "
This docu.v.ent containi: neitner ; ■ *;
recoiTj-.'.endaoior;a nor ccr.cl^aionc
of ti'io Fiji. It la ;.he pi'opcrti'
of the F3I and la loaned to your
Cheney; it and it:, oontents are not
to be oiatributec outsiae your agency
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Intt-;.-nal Security - C
/iCco.->dinc to the oource^ the unidontl.ried v.-c;r.<in
tolu Jones that the article by King v/as fiolnu to "run
Vi'j thout chan^j^es." \J
In revcrtinr; to the letter of Dr. "iichaeloon,
tr.e V^or.;ar. said It referenced a telepiiOnic a;';reerr.ont botv/een
Dr. I.;ichacl3on end a Kr. Hunt of "Tne Saturciay ^Vv-enln;^
Fc-zz," \s'hlch provided that the prlntirj^ O-f ''^he .-.rticlj wouIlI
be helc In abeyance^ and a ne.v; text of ti;:; n, Ld^ulc joction of
Kin^j'c article would be accepted. Z'hlz a, '■.:-.r.cnt v;as
brcach.ed anc the o^-'lginal text bein^ p--:-.'-' "-d, accordin3
to Michael con. (_ >
VHth I'C.Cc-fCm'^: lo the oo;:;; -j, ,2 1 Lc;:
over Kln:-,'^; arv-iclc, on CctoL-er
19-'tj ^ ceeonci conficentiil .-iource,
v.'ho furni;::ned reliable infcr.T.'.icion
in L^n*...' paijw^ aciVxtjeG ci*o.<j j^eyv*.ra ,\.*ijL<^r*
(i:eputy Director of the r.arcn or. '..'ri^nin^^ton )
LiDic the article v.aCj in fact^ \/c.cr. by
j:i;-;r-'i.; attoi'noy (ClavenCL; Jon.;:::). He
jaj-f^ the ai"l/ vj^v* i.'i ,lv,."; oi"i;jj Hi'.. 1 text
c ont i ie Q I.. \..r. n iv^Ln^ ^-rja^-*
lrrecpor;ji ble ieauci^s toolc over tne
civil ri:L-ht:: :.;ovc:.:ent folicv.'inj the
."•iarcn on '..'aohln ■jtcn. accor'Jin;^; to
ii^3i.j.r,) ivin^ ^ja v"e perz-ij-rjij .;.cn to
print '.■;lthout even readinr: t,n^: article .
r.-i^-l ,. „ J. J- -■ •■ 1 1 -^i . ~ ^
v.'oulc cauce aeriou;:. tro..;bic in tr.c
civil rl';;htc .r.over.ient, Ra:;:tin zclc. iJ
,:^r\^ to ti.e i:o-;;".n, I-:ichiei>:on c-^
w >. < Lr ^ <>'. Li. 'J
hie letter by i5tatin<: tnat In vic.v; of the pnollc intercjt
In the i:';L.;ect riatter (t;.e article) it v;a3 nhocl:in^
i-nat a r- •^n::;i ble periodical could zo flarji-antly violate
its clear a^roe.r.e.it, and .-aice lie-'-' r;enuine concern of
King. i:e then ccr.anded that "The. ...:^turday iLvenln:;; Poet" i_/
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Internal security - C
ccn^e and do:rlct fro:'. puijlL:;,j:iinr'; tnc I\ove;nbor -j, \0'^^ a'r'^'^icle
or any other u.ider Kind's r.a:T-.e unloiiG Vacj strictly follcv/
the uoxt dollvopcc to
fiunt. lie caid the r.':a::a::in
e v;Ci uld
bo iield accounuable for all conacqucnceo.
On October 22, 10^^'-, conridenti:.l source
nuir.hcr 2 adviaed that or. that date, Ruotln
V/achtel were in contaci:
article. In i,hat I'O^^ara, V/achtel told
Ruotin to inborn ?Cin
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c I * a rn o I!
ol urx
(Ruatin
•'"uracie:
le v;ac correct a,r;d that ti'.o^
and V/achtc] } n;~d corrected ti'.c iriu--'^ m-au-n::;;)
they had round .j^^
Jonec, in ronly uo the ."•ontentc oi' I-.iGh.a
letter J said, "You can't I'orcc a :..aG^r.;inc to run "cho text.
Kc caid he did r.o;; Icno'..- v;ho \,ac; advicin^j Harr^ i'achtel,
adding tiiat he ('.Jachtol) did not have a icj ;.o ctand on.
The unidentiflou v;o;",:an rcpr.icd tl;at the •.vholc chinj (the
article) ]"-ad boon niicrianajodj and that
to cover iiir.'.^cii j.;
nc' event nxnr) v.'a;j oucct o!'.eu ai^ou'c
fi . . . N
the article, '..'aci'/^el cculd cay vha
enjoin 'i^he r._
conclusion J ^^a— u i^ne v.ac
:ino frorr, publiohin^j it
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to "i:li:
'l-OU uo
:.hc artic le . '
J : r. 0 told h c r
cor;ethinc in ;.rit-n^ in
from the article: .
no
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lL.c there ahould be a "oacicr.
Clarence Jonc:
>"i f:\ r
Counccl
to ti'ie Gandhi Society
Ri^htc, 15 East -rOth Street, Nev;
York City, i
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Re: Cc.r..:v.ui-;i.;t I.nriaonoc in
inuornal Security - C
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Tne "Guide to :]',ibvor;->ive Or^s.r,l::,'it,ioi,.G and
?a blicati one J " revicoo ario published aa of Dcce:nbc:r 1,
19:j1, prepared and released by the Co;:-.;i'Jueo on Un-
; .-r.erlcar. Activitic:;, ;;nlted Statco Mojoe o:" Keproao.it-
alivcGj lvuGhin2;ton, D.C., contains the rollov/inc
concei'iiiri^ the riational l;j.\-rjCrz Guild: ^■
"Mr.tlonal Lav/ye rs Guild
"1. Cited ac a Cor^ruunist front .
(Special Co;7.;n.lttce on Un-Ar-crlcan
Aetivltic^, Hou^e Report on the
CIO Pollvlcal Action Co,-;-.;..! ttec,
March 29. 19''^'t, p. 1^19.)../
unu conuroiica unions' ana ':._Lnce
itc inco-.tion ha^ never I'ailed 1:^"- rally
to the lo^:.v,l del'ei.ce oT r-ne Co: '.jt
Parti- ani- individual ■ • • ■ —
xuaxnj Ainov/n Cor^i^c;.:
\ Cc:-;-,; lt:^c 0 on Un-Araeriea.-.
^iou^e i\e'//oru .ji2ji on tne
Lav;ver3 Guild, eptc::^b.vr
Gr-i;;:.nal^y related £epten.oer 1'7, iS*::;0.)
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• j Hi-.' X. iJ . iU v>HJ
-L '.^ . ur'j ^i-. I. iVi , fi'O.ii^Lj nave >^;/vicec
nakinc :;:)ee ..1 appealc In .j.;air oi" civil
liberties Olid reachin'j; out , ;„r teycine the
coni'ines of the Co.,-.,.'nlL;t ?..rty it^i^oii'.
Amoni; thc3e oz^-;anizabions arc tne *
National L?.'.;yer:; Guild. V.ncn the
Communiijt ?artj Itself ic un:xr fire
theoc- o:"i'er a lu^Vr'arl; ol prot^ec c Ion . '
(internal Security Subcor^.-.iotee ol uhc
iJcnatc Judiciary Corr,:riltl:ee , Handbo..:
I'or Americano, £. Doc. II7, /.Drll 23,
1950, p. 91. )" -. ■
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■unlst Ii^fluunco In iTlncinl K.:.t.l;erc
an ''The: Snturd.'iy "^,yc-nir4; Po^t", Iscuo of July 11-
lO, I9''i(, pngo 7t>, Bnyr;,rd ;-tii£'.tin is tr.c: suojoct
of n rc .i tu:\' article ccptioned: "Tcv^ Lone iVolT
of Civil lii:.htn". In it, ivuntir. 1:; said to
h-^vc come to Kc;-^ Yoric in 1933, ar. an or iiuiiizcr
for the Youn/:; Co;ru.;ur/L s t Lc-.n;;uo (YCL), '^nd £.s
cuch, ho hr.o the job of re cr-ui ti n,-; c-tucicnt:. for
thi "l-!:rty", P.u;'tr.cri!iore, the article, reports.
tij,'ir< cim-'in;;', hi.s first ycsrs In '?cv; !,.'or!<, aactin
K-vc ;:io:. t of his cnrnln-;5 to th.. "}'::r-t;'". i-io
r>-po:-t., dly li ft the "r:;rty" in 19^1, irtlclc
C t i"i L < 3 , ; I
'^■'K- CL h'u-j be ■" r. vir r.ii ra t<-vi p'oirsirjint to
cuLtivc Ora\r 10[i50l
Th>j "Jriily Worker", Fcorunry 11, 193V, P--o^' ^
colur,;n > / rfport^c thnt .'iTyDrcj liustin, I'xccutivc
^•'•crr t'.i-y , '.'rir .-if c: i c tcr Lou^uo, v,'{g nn oo&crvci"
at t;v 1' t;i Kr;tlon^l Convention of the
CQ:r..'iu:.ir.t P:;rty, Ihn' ti>d StiitcG of A.:<^ric-;
(CP, hGA), hv-ld ir. 'lovk City, on
K-j jru-^ry 9-12, 19S'7.
The "Dnily h'orker" v:ria 'm Ev"st Co'jst Coainuni£:.t
r'U-':li c:: t ion ur.cil it colscg pu'ilic-.i-o. -jn on
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Cor-iiriuniG Iiiriuc." ncf; In iv'^cinl ilo tt .:tb
ar.vi soui.ht his ndvic>'^ 213 to he v.' he could csc^^pe
'^roui r, spcokinz '"■nij.t.c-iiicnt to uhicn ho vkos
co'unittod . On the I'.ttcr contact, Dvr.'is told
Au;,tin th:it he vj.ns vjorkinn^ cn his rv-quost nnd
had contnctrd friends who hod contnctc with the
r/roup to i^hlch i^ustln wns to sper.k.J^.,.
"Tho ■■■c.vj York '^iirica", Aui;u5 1 2U , 190-,, -oa^iC 27,
; i Ld i li
City on tho night of AUi/ust 22, I9c<'-; . i._
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RE: nERr:ARD S. Lf-H V. CLA'^EKCE M. ICEi Y , ET Al..
(U.S.D.C, D.C.; CIVIL ACTION' .NUA'^^r;:^ 76-1135
SOUT;;-?,^^ CMI^ISTIAI^ I-ADI-nSllI? C01-;?El^Ei;Cn (SCLC)
V. cLAu:';;ci: ki^lli^y, et al (u.s.o.c, d.c.)
CIVIL actio:-: muitjER 7&-11S6
Ur.rccordGd serial dal:Gd ■ '.'^/'^'f pulled frorr. this file
under court order of U.S. Disr,rict Judq:;e John Lewis
Smith," Jr., and sent to National Archives.
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RE: BERKAixD S. LEF. V. C] A;;e::CE M. KELLEY , ET AL.
: (U.S.D.C, D.C.) CIVIL ACTiC:; NuA^^EA 76-lio5
SOUTIlc.^" Cfll^jSriAM LEADEV:S;:iP COWEEnENCE (SCL
V. CLAUEACE lA AEEEEY , ET AE (D.S.D.C., D.C.)
CIVIL ACTIOA AUAAEA 7S-1186
Un r e c o r cl c d serial d cted ^ '"/•'' ^ pulled from this file
under court order of U.S. District Jud.t^e John Lewis
Smith,* Jr., and sent to Matinnal Archives.
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TOi hl}\T.C':OR, FBI (lD0-.»^»<?529)
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Travel of :-j/.?.TI?; !.U"":ii:T? Kiur, Jr., ir; ccr.ric-ovion vitli X\'m
forthooL'-in,-^. election.
"or thfj inf ontvitio"'. r:f the r ,:rc3.ivi anJ Atlanta >
nririclv a"/n--."irir.-' in tl.-i ;'<";lti! oru Af. r; »*\i-! >r:'.f;.? .n o f
Octoocir I'iGi-^^ •■.v-t3 out t;ut ):Vl?. uITV&o-V.Tfr'xn ucltiiT.orc,
r-?.!!/. Ti-.i.'. r ; 1 rl-: nccoR thi'3 ie tnc c.-ily ;..T,5r Coast
appaarancc: cf KI;." in hi-j n.-t icni.'i.i-^ pro-c].-" toi:r.
i': TiChcM'.' li-ri tc l;'.c-c.;<. \'c 1:30 p.i.u ril Cljo -'.i.-ic-inic Tsn-ple
locat-jd at 1307 'i, r.utaw TLice, Iti'f.ori;. U
«t - .".jrenti (en 10L'!-10tr>70 -^•A^TI^> LuTHER'j^IIs''";, Jr. )
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RE: BERNARD S. LEK V. CT^A^^ENCE K. K;.!.).;.'/, ET /.L.
(U.S.D.C, D.C.) CTVTL ACTION KU::;}];:< 76-1105
sout: cm-tstia:-] leadi:::isi!I? co::.-;':r.j-A'CE (sclc)
V. CLAllENCE r:. KEiXEY, ET AL (U.S. D.C, D.C.)
CIVIL actio:-: ::j:ieer 76-iisd
Unrecorded serial dated /'-A-V-''' pulled from this file
under court order of U.S. District Jud,^:e Joh.n Lewis
Smith, Jr., and sent to National Archives,
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DliljiCTOR, FBI (i00~10G670)
SAC, ATLANTA (100-5536)
MARTIN LUTillJll KING, JR.
SECURITY WATTJ'll - C
A report on this riatter is d-ac at the Bureau
on 11/1/64. For the in£or:iiati on of the Burer.vi, tlie Ardent
to whom this caso is assijiied has been in tlio liospital for
3ur-v-'xy, and is prosuntly rocupciMtinc . He is ex-pectcd to
return to work on 11/2/64.,^ \
Efforts will be made to .subwit tliis report
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(U.S.D.C, D.C.) CIVIL ACiLCli KUMDJ^K 76-11&5
soux::-';;'' c'liixsTiAM i.,^ad;::;s;:ip col-iu-krj^nC;: (sclc)
V. ci.Ai.;':::c:: [c;:j.l:>y, i'T al (u.s.d.c, d.c.)
CIVIL ACTIOI-: :;u:w2:i 76-1186
Unrecorded serial ticked /o/^^/ir'/ pulled fron this file
under court ordc-r of U.S. Disr^rict Jud^e John Lewis
Siaith,'Jr., and sent to National Archives,.
/.-l ;'/. OSf /{f/.T to
i.Mri:( >'i A': i:.s !i;.i" Airr i i:.n r oi j Tir.ic
M;i»!;i: Ai. jii iii. vi; or i:. vkstiga i ion
Cinc-ir.i-,-. Ohto
."'■^l-o^^-o '^-^ Rii;vi:;iE>rD ><AR'ri:'- Lr'rr:::n king, jr. " -.'-'>-u._^
^'-l ^ PRESIDENT CE lE.E SCuTHE?sI^ CHKISTIAN ^^^^ t>
1964.
l/lAD-irsjiip cg:\.-'Erekc:i
Reference is nadc tio letter dnted Septeniber 29,
On SeptcTr.bcr 29, lv64,|
Cii.cinn.'^ ti Polica Dcoa "tLii^nt , Clncirincci , O..1J.0,
"advised a Sp'^cial A^i^nU ^'no EBI thr/c a tv;o nicn ,
plainclothes detail J;ro:ii who C inc .l.r.'na ti Police DeoartTr.ent
reported to the Tcrraoo Hil^ion Hotel at 1C:C0 AM on Scpterr.ber
27, 1964. These two n.en v;c:re in coiiirinuous visual contiacC
with Reverend KIKG until his departure fro".". the Greater
Cincinnati Airport by plane at approxiiriateiy 6:00 Ivl,
Septeir.ber 27 , 1964.
advised the detail escorted lliEG to ci.e
Revelation "Ecptist Church, Bauer ar.d John S'^rects, Cincinnati,
the JlOB.ERT/iS;'.;OPSHIRE hoiTie , 14i_. Eiun tington Place, the Music
Hall', 1243 Eln Street, and the Greacer Cincinna ti A:^^' -ort . ..
advised thai: a reception v.'as held for
Reverend KIEG at the SlUwP.^hlRE hor.^.c with approximately
1,000 people in attendance. Due to the reception. Doctor
KING was late in arriving at the Music Hall for his scheduled
speech.
lllllllllimi^stateG that a ^"■'^^'^P °£ unknown white
individuals picketed the Nusic ".all, 1243 Eirr. Street, for
15 or 20 minutes during the speech by KING- He stated
no incidents or arrests developed froir. this demonstration.
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* fOri Cct:ob>.-r J, 1964, firs!: con f uii. "1 .'OMirce ,
advised that; Lho Xr.tion:,! £;:.:rL;c£ lli^}iv;j Piiircy (i-SR?)
picketed Che soi-ech by K^RVrN Lb'Tiii^R KING o.i S^,>zc:L-.ber 27,
1964. Source s'c.itcd 26 picV.oUs carriod si^ycts nuirchod
back and foruh in front; of Lhe Music Kail for cpproxirna tely
30 i.dnuCGs froin 4:00 to 4:30 ly,. One Individucl carried
a sign which read "l-^.RTlIs LUTHZR COON". Source advised that
no Incidents occurred during the picketins-
^ L'-il'^". ^On Septernljcr 28, 1964, secorid confidential source
advised thaTt*" Revere vTd R^RT IN LUTIIER KING atter.ded a reception
at the heme of) RCBI^illT'' SHROPSHIRE , 141 Kuntington , Place,
CJ.n_cinn.Tti, on Sep'l:c;v.ber 27, 1954. Source stated SfiROPSKIRE
has been a successful bondsiaan in Cincinnati for more than
45 years.
::<:; c-.or;i" :->'"'.iCi.iil source
'C\!0 QCi' xOC'y^S of
uni-'3ent?.fiCG No^^rooG. Rovovond KIKG re2.1i^^;cred for the
n !■■>.:: without baggagG. He wcs accompanied by his brother,
unknovn, and his personal secretary.
Reverend KING spent the night of September 26,
1964, in his rooni and loft the hotel the ir.orning of
Septon.ber 27, 1964, at appro:-:iiLa tely 10:00 A^a.
All sources who^c identities are concealed in
referenced communication have iiurnishcd reliable information
in the past.
.Hi3 ;s loan:zj to vou by tme r-^i
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niRj.CCTOR, FBI
SAC, RICHMOND (100-102^H) - RUC
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BUFILii 100-3-116
NEV/ YORiC FILE 100-1^1548
atl;^i:ta file 100-6520 a
COMINFTL OF SCLC
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BUFILS 100-43679^
NEVJ i0l<K- FILE 100- 14 91 9^
ATLANTA FILE 100-5718
10/1/64 .
Roanoke ,
Re Baltimore ;.irtelG to Bureau, 3/27/64 anr:
and t 7C9
, American Motor Inn,
^hcir records searched for a folio for
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Room 712 of the Holiday Inn (Dov.-ntovm) , Baltimore, Md.,
5 -Bureau (Riyi)
3 . loo-->ii6 (CIRM)
1 - 100-43679^ (SCLC)
'X- 100-106570 (MARTIN LUTHER'KING, JR.)
2- Ne-.v York (RM) -
3 - 100-1515^b (CIRM)
1 - 100-149194 (SCLC)
3- Atlanta (KM)
1 - IOO-652OA (CIRM)
1 - IOO-371S (sCLC)
1 - 100-5586 (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.)
2-5altlmore (iOO-23140) (RM)
1 -Richmond
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Approved: -ji^^
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in 100-10241
p^irlo^i of Augur;': 1964, and advised ^-J'-tSBBSK
Z'ney coulu not i'laC a folio for tl'iis period reiit-cting
JpTione call from Roo.n 712 in an effort to contact
MARTIN LUTHER iCING, JR.
A check of the toll telephon-^ calls made from
Room 712 during pertinent period reflects tht followins:
A guest named AHRINGTON placed a call to telephone
nu;nber FR 4-1238, Miami, Florida, fron Room 712 at 11:24 P. M.
on August 21, 19^4 .
ARRIKGTOi! placed a call to an individual named
\VR±:;:iT at CO 5-2000, v;aohlnston at 10:39 A. M., August 22^
1964 from Room 712.
A gues-c nained A RRLIu GTON placed a call to an
Individual named HAMPTON at telephone number £L 5-8340,
Jacksonville, state not shov>Ti, at 9:58 A. M., August 22, 1964.
A chock of miscellaneous charges reflects a charge
of $1.02 was made by a gue^t namod HA;-:RINGT0M in Room 712 , —
on Au£;u3t 21, 1964, for valet service.
iso checked the bills sent to the
A;nerican .lozoi' mn by "cne telephone corr.pany I'or the pertinent
period anC' could noL locate a billing for a telephone call
made from Roooi 712 to Atlanta, Georgia, during the pertinent
period.
■m^^^HHHHf '. vised since she has not received
the f ollo^c^nOOii^^^^^r the pertinent period^ she believer
the guest paid his bill by usin^ a credit card, either
American Express or Diners Club or similar card. She advised
in that event she vjould not receive the f m -in !;:-t.- ' hi m
has been paidbvUi^^^^^^^ard company,
stated that lHHIIHlHHHHi^Holiday Inn [ uca'.tiudv.j
Baltimore, Maryland, could check the nc-TiO... Ai:RINGT0N,
AIiRLINGTOH and HARRINGTON in the guest re^ii^tratlon cards,
which are filed alphabetically and .-he folio number should
be recorded on the rjuost registration card, and fror. 1. ■ " .
In^j^^^tlon, he should be able to find the folio. _
i^f^BHIIIIIi-''':.pl ained -jae folios are an 3 x 5 card irTTripTicate
Ti'iu mot,ei retcine the heavy paper card, one is uoed for billin,
the credit card company and the third is sent to her afi-er zho
bill is paid.
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.lii 100-102^1
Fov inrornij-Cion of the Bureau,
;j bated she v;a£ etnploycc" by the Bureau ai. a~"Clcri'; m I'-j'TJ"
ano In the Iclenti "Ic^.tlon Division ana her sister is
still orr;ployed by tho i'ur'cuu.
v.'e 1 1 kno wn
e;:tremely coopw-Tative ,
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BALT IKORS
AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND,
and check records as suggested by
ATLANTA
AT ATL ANTA., Gii QjxaiA. Will, if possible, Inforna
Baltimore oT" exact time and d^te telephone call v;as made
from Room 712 in an attempt to contact MARTIN LUTKER KING, JR,
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EXTE(ji)co ;;y . . . . > >'T^_ fin /A, ^ ^
Trarismi-c ■ the f ol i^fviirrg" Irr---'-:^-^
via AIRTEL
f -^ .^(^ C rypS^'-t n" plain text "or coaej
TO :
FROM :
SUBJECT:
DIRECTOR, FBI (100-^4^12529)
SAC, NEW YORK (iOO-153735) t
CIRM
IS-C
ReNY teletype dated 10/23/64.
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Enclosed are seven copies of a letterhead
memorandum, captioned and dated as above.
The source who
letterhead memorandum was
ninhcd the information in the
'■5-Bci-reau (100-442529) (End. 71. (RM)
'\ M -^'100-106670) (MARTIN LUTHErl KIIIG^ JR.)
(1-100-158790) (BAYARD -miSTlN)""
2-Atlant-a (IOO-667O) (CIRM) (End. 2) (Info) (RK)
(l-lGO-5586) (KiARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.)
1-Baltimore (End. l) (info) (RM)
1-Chicago (End. l) (Info) (RM)
1-Cleveland (End. l) (info) (RK)
l-Detrolt (End. 1) (Info) (RH)
I-L03 Angeles (End. 1) (info) (RM)
l-Washington Field (End. 1) (Info) (RK)
1-New York (100-46729) (BAYARD RUSTIN) (42)
1-Kew York (IGO-I36585) (MARTIN LUTHER KIKG) (^2)
1-New York (100-148289,
1-New York (100-153735!
HaIRRY WACHTEL)
(42)
(18)
Ml OCT 30 19(34
Th:i.f. letterhead rfiemorand^iij^^^^^^^ fled "Secret" . ,
because it contalnb information ^'^<^i^' ^/jKH/Z^g. a sodrce lO^ /
which has furnlEhid highly aenai tive ^^ToriTT^rion with respect L^'iID:
to the racial aituatlun in the Ncv' York area dhd the Communist *^ /
Influence thereof. In light of this It Is considered necessary
that this classification be utilized.
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DATii: 10/23/64
Trnni^iiit tae follovjlne In X
t X'ji-ypc^~ln plaintext orocoBe) ^
Via ATRTEr,...
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (105-43756)
FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (3 05-1 614?)
FCIM, t:
1L!]S!0N :J[
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SUBOECT: AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA ncPL ASSlFlCAnON /PT-J.-i-..^^. ,
IS - AFRICA K^^.h".* (\'r
ReKYtel'jtype captlonecl CIRM and dated 10/21/64, and »
Bureau telephone call same date. -
as above.
Enclosed are 7 copies of a LHM, captioned and dated
who furnlGhed the information In j the
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: The files of the NYO fail.,, to furnish sufficient informa-
tion of a subversive nature to characterize GEORGE HOUSSft.
1 5 - Bureau (Encl3. 7 (rm)
'1 " ICO- 442529) (CIRJ'I)
1 - 100-106670) (MARTIN
2 - Atlanta fEncls. 2') (m)
LUTHER' TvING , JR.)
1 -
1 -
New
Mew
Kew
New
New
100-1)585} (MARTIR
100-6670) (CIRM)
York (100-1537=55)
100-136505)
York
York
York
York
LUTHER KING, JR.)
42)
;:artin luther ki^.'G
lOO-X^ii^Oj
[105-43756)
JR.) (42)
JMK: mmb
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Ap'^ roved:
Sent
M Per
Special Agent in Charge
■t 1 1
NY tn^_:6:47
This LJ^i^^^Msiifil-^-'-^^ "Secret" because It contalas
Informafl.on f rorn tf^«||K|^H| a source who has furnished
Information of ^ro^nii^^^risitlve nature v-lth respect to the
racial situation In the NY area and the Communist Inf llitratlon
thereof. In view of this, It la deemed essential that this
classification be used.
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Euflle 103- '^3756
^"V^.v:.r OFFICES
/jjj .'-rvnis iH.i'.\",T.\ii;.\'r 01 usncH
i-i-,j)i;i;al iu.nr.M; of in vi:si':cAT)ON
Nev; York, Ncv; York
Octobor 23, 1964
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Ro: American Corrimlttee on Africa
Internal Security - Africa .
UATS- ^ confidential source, who has furnished reliable
information in the past, advised on October 20, 1964, that
Clarecce Jones and an unidentified woiTian were in contact on that
datP. According to the source, Jones was told by the woman
that George Houser ('.Director of' tho Amerlciin Qoanlttau oil Africa) had
requested her to contact hirn about three kfvloans who ore
condeiuned to death. She said they vjere forir.er members of the
African National Congress. She reo/aested Jones contact Mar-tin
Lut'ner King, Jr, (president of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, (SCLC) and 5.sk him to send the follov;ins telec^am
to the ''Honui^able C.P. Sv-:art, President of the Republic of Soufch
Africa, Pretoria:
"I rj:; ently r ?oucc t
;'Cutiv6 Clemency for iMessrs. J-^inl,
'^^^aba, and Kiiayinro in tho na:ne of humanity and according to
^"si^the United II,-.: t ion 5 resolution, June 9, 1964.
I
Signed "Kartln Luther King, Jr.
1964 Kobel Peace Prize
V/inner"
According to the r.ource, tne woman also
requested that Jones relay to Klnc that he should release the
tele£-ran to the press tvjo days subr,equent to the date he sends
it. She said txhe adverse publicity(of the telegram) might cause
the South African Government to reduce the sentence.
In endlnr her contact with Jones, the woman said she was
also going to a3k Roy VJllklns (Executive Secretary of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
(HAACF), Jar.eo Panr.er (;,'--:tlonal Director of the Congress of Racial
Equality, CCPJ-:), and A. Philip Randolph (president of the Negro
American Labor Council, NALC) to send telesrams.
AX-;:
This document contains neither recomnendatlons nor
conclusions of the YBl. It Is the property of the FBI and is
loaned to your agency; It and Its contents are not to be distributed
outside your agency, / / /
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Re: ■• A;nei''ican Committee; on Africa
Clarence Jonec 1g General Counsel to the
Gandhi Society for Hiunan Rights, 15 East
40th Street, Nev; York, Kc: York.
Tne Labor Youth League has been deslc^^ated
pursuant to Executive Ci-'der 10450.
The "Selective Directory" of African
prosrawG compiled by the United States
Department of State and made available on
April 13, 1961, lists the ACOA as "A
conv.iittee of ministers, inissionariea,
socinl v.'orkers and others interested In
influencinc American policy tov;ard a greater
encourac;ement of African Nationalism
and i^espor.Gible self government."
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s^ti:NT
TO
DIKIiCTOU, FUx (100-103G7C)
date::
10/2 7/G4
y TROM
subject:
SAC, CHICAGO (100-35356)
MAKTIN LUTjIEil KING, SA,
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ReBuIet to Chicago dated 10/19/64,
nefcrenc3d conirauuicatlon directs the irnniedia
considex'ation of the Chicago Division to the possibility
of effecting appropriate monitor irxg of subject's b^nk
account maintair.ed vith the Service Federal Savings and
Loan, Chicago, Illinois.
//W?if
it,
After full consideration the Chicago Division
reconinends that do action be t'^iken to initiate tlic monitoring
of this account,
following points
.herevfith for the
In sxibuiitting this recoi:iinenLiation the
wore carefully analyzed and are set forth
information of the Bureau,
1)
"lo Sorvice Federal Savings and Loan
is geographically located in a completely Negro
nclijhborhood , thus malting difficult regular
contacts with that banking institution on a
disci*eet level.
2) The banking insti'-ution is entirely staffed
Vwith Negro officers and ei.\ployees. It is patronized
A solely by Negroes. No established sources are
available.
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3) The entire ijtaff of the Service
Savings and Loan is composed of ei^ht or
persons, thus minir:iit.in[: the possibility
securing a highly res pons ible source.
Federal
less
of
enployee£
4) Because oi this si:iall number o'
duties within the institution are not fully handled
by one person and thus full control \vould be
questionable,
(PJSKSONAL ATTENTION) (liM),, - - - —
Bureau
Cr:')
Atlanta (100-5586)
Chicago
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CG 100-35356
5) In April, 19G3, this bniihiag inctitution
was concoi'nod in the ra:"stter "Shortrge in the Accounts
of Service Federal Savings and Lofin Association,
Chicae:o, Illinois; FR/i" (Pvifile 29-33470) CChlcago
File 29-207C). A significant development of this
inquiry is shown in the fact that tho Atssistant
United States Attorney, Chicago, Illinois, in
declining prosecution becauce of lack of apparent
criminal intent, characterized the operation of
this institution as poorly managed.
In vie\v of the above the Chicago Divii^bn sugjjests
the possibility that maintaining absolute sociu-ity is highly
in; probable. The- overall operation sUov.s an obvious lack of
necessary conditions for maintaining such a monitoring operation
on a discreet basis.
In weighing all considerations it is believed the
risk ol embarrassment to the Bureau is great and should preclude
further consideration of such an operation.
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SUBJECT;
DIRECTOR, FBI ATTN: CIVIL RIGUTC SECTION
SAC, CHICAGO (157-0)
TALK BY Dn . . ? ^IRT JN., iU'affiR. . ICIKG , . JH . , ' 'miPLE
-fillOLa'J, 343 0 XOflTIi JJVKE SHOKE DKIVE, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS, 10/2 1/G4
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Rei.iytel 10/21/G4.
Gubjrtitteu horovith a.; enclosures is ori[;inal
and 7 copies of Li::! rcr^ai diuc captioned activity.
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AGENCY: A^^i.;. J vj-- : . rf^ , hAO
TATK I'OR^V; ^-7^-
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'C'i - Bureau (Enc. 8)
2 - Chicago
(1 _ 157-413)
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Sent
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TiiLE: BY DP.. irijRVIS ll/TIlta KIliG, JR.
3':S0 J.'Oimi LAK2 SSa'iE DillVS
CSICAGO, ILLINOIS
o^rosse 21, 1354
&/iCIAL teAXyERS
EoJoruncc- is juade to t.!ifc .au-j-toifi nd im dstcd
Octobor 15, 12134, at Chicago, Illiuo*.^:, entitled as n':ove.
Ivleed the Chica^^
InvoBtieation tliat at o:30 Pli tlitt duta Dr. Kurtin
Luth&r King, Jr., ap^aroci 2f: a sfjcuker lit the Teaple
SKoroa, 3430 North LuVo Shor© Drive, CSaicr,^'o, IlllriOis.
King aptx^ar^^ yjafier aafc^plccei Oa & coiicc^rt forun
cocLsittoe ol' th&t t£ir.^le sixid his ts.l}£ concoi^ned his
caaipcicn to vie civil rtclits through non violent itctnc,
Aa atkiaisui.on fee of $1.03 vas clitrged vpitL £.11 procci-eds
rci>ortc.dly to no to the £ o;it ' .n -a Ciiristiitn Lsaciership ,
Coaferertcd. i.ccordla^ tojiSQj^ opproxiui^ately 2400 porsOiiS
&ttODde& the talk i/hich v&ti ordorly vith no di.sturbances.
. At 9:0 0 AH October 22, 1064, the aLorva ir.format^o
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SUhJKCT:
THREAT AGAINST LIFE OF
MARTIN LUTHER' KING, JR,
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In connection with Atlanta teletype 10/10/64 suggesting'
that New York or_£:^ Louis advise King of the threat against his life,
Special Jlgent,
Duty Supervisor, called SAC Joseph K.
l^g ^ ^
Ponder, ^tla^ra, at 7:40 p.m. 10/10/64. lo>7(cJ
UpOQ instructions of Assistant Director Sullivan, it was
determined from Ponder that the Atlanta Police D epartment (APD ) was |
advised,'.pf the threat. Security S ugarvisor ^ ^^^jumjui^jup .^^le jb'^^
Atlanta 'Of f ice notified Detective ^iHHHHHB^^^^^^^tan^toCaptain
Duncan j:' head of the Racial Squad, APD, on the evening of 10/9/64,
Ponder.^stated the APD has taken no action in this matter. Ponder was
instructed that it is up to APD to see that King is notified of the
threat and Ponder should not have the FBI notify King or his family
directly.
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Mr. W. C.
SullivaHr,
P, J, Baumgardner
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
SECURITY MATTER - COMMUNIST
THREATS AGAINST
DA 1 1: 10/22/64
1 - S!r, Bc';:.moiit
1 - Mr, Mohi'
1 ~ Mr, DeLoach
1 - Mr, Rosen
1 - Mr, Sullivan
1 - Mr. Bland
1 - Mr, Baumgardner
1 - Mr, Forsyth
1 - Mr, Decker
As you know, from time to time we have received infor-
mation concerning threats against the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As King more and more becomes a controversial figure, coupled with
the controversial nature of the civil rights movement In. which he
is engaged, we can expect the continued receipt of information
pertaining to such type threats. Our usual procedure has been
to notify the Atlanta, Georgia, Police Department (PD) due to King's
residence in that city, as well as to notify an appropriate local
law enforcement agency covering the r^rea where the violence is
threatened if such locale is known. Wo have not been notifying
King himself.
The most recent such threat made was covered by memo-
randum from R, W, Smith to you 10/11/64 (original attached) which
noted, that upon your instructions it was determined that the
Atlanta PD had been advised of the threat but that the Atlanta //
Office should not have the FBI notify King or his family directly;
instructed that it was up to the Atlanta
notified.
The Atlanta Office was
PD to see that King is
We intend to follow the practice outlined above of
advising the Atlanta PD of information pertaining to threats
against King. We will not advise King. will also advise
other local agency if we Know of locale of threat.
RECOMMENDATION:
For information.
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(U.S.D.C, D.C.) CIVIL ACTIOI! UUIITJE?. 76-1185
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A WARD oi the Nobei-Peacc Prize to the Rev.
Dr. Mrti'Vii'; Luthpf" King, Jr.. is an exhilara-
ting- testinionial'io the enduring, and increasinfr-
, \y succe.ssl'ul, acivocacy of n.on -violence tl:iiiL
. characterizes this fo:r:cfuI, bui law-rrspcctinj;',
Jp;;der of ;he American Noiirocs" ii<^ni i'or human
aiid civil rights.
The Prize, perhaps the most f ingnishcri
ol all ieco'j;nilions to which mtr. and women n\?.y
.aspire, is given to the one who ii^.=: "done most
Jcr mankind and hnmnnity in the preceding
• yedr," In this instance, pinph:.i;;is is on Dr. Kings
Vnsi.stenec on non-vioh'nre, ha-- hole! to this
policy even m circunistar.c-cs ci \'.ru:us brutality
inflicted on ])eaccfu! dcinonytriituri-.
Just as the enactment of 'dv:: civil iio!-.,*s la\v
was a great advance in ci\ i;!;' Jior., so is the
award a niomcntous rtcciiinition of tl'.c value
and hiir^h-nhndcdness of tho peaeoitd pursuits by
whicii Di'. King, Hoy Wilkins, Exrc Ldive Director
of the National Association lor the Advancement
of Colored People, and other leaders of their race
have furthered a fight tliat, our Constitution
being v.hat '!t is, it should nevci have been ncccs-
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The American NciU'o has been extremely
pa'tieirtlri Uie crniu: y since the Civil \Va-r-I:H-i.le
has been done for hun. At lon^;- last, he has had
lo cio for himself much
V«Ofh! [SfhiEki* what has been done
up to now. He knows
To \ i«34'iiet' now that the vast ma-
j ij n t y 0 f A m e v i c a ;i
whites stands beside hnVi a!id that the success of
his cause is incviiablc, I'iie dichards, thoucih
vicious and S];co:arUi.i: , arc rclalivcly few. Time
will dispos'j of tlieii' slubbornness.
■The award should liiivc an impact on the
sinall group of rai.ii;K: -ro\i.sine; I\ep,ro leaders who
liavt stirred inflamf.;:;ble menJocrs of their race
(o violence. If tnc-e insti!.;;),torj are not pcrsuacied
•^y the award, pcrI;a;;S their iohov/ers will be, For
the award is not only a world-spoken commcn-
lation of the non-v;cOcncc motiiod but, in that
J very approval, a worlc-spoken rebuke to violent
means.
Dr. Kini;', L'a-j-car-old s,'.':\'e-descei:danL,
Montgomery, Ala., minister, who is president of
die Southern Christian Leadership Conference,
."ills held last to j";rlnc!j)k in the iaeo of prcsecu-
■ion and persecution llia;. n-u.st have cmlMtterod
lud destroyed the pe^^ccful intent of lesser men.
.He has been jailed, slabbed and vilifjed. Crosses
have reddened on his law-n. A bomb has been
li'ung at his door.
i-Ie is tile 12th American lo receive the Nobel
;^eace Prize, Dr. Ralph J. Eiuiche, now Under
oecreLary of llu- United Nations, was the first
American Negro to win the award. The Nobel
Peace Prize committee, in n-.aking Its present
:leei.?ion. had sever:'.! :ion:uiecs for consideration
.>rjd c..::.L vcj-; V. iih Dr. King. The universal coju-
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On October 15, 19^^> a confidential source, who ha3
furnishc-d rellr.bl.e Information in the past, advised that Bayard
Rustln was In cf^.itact with A.J. Kuste on that date. Rustin said
his purpose In contacting ^:u3te v;as to c3l3CU33 plans concerning
Martin Luther King's trip to Europe to accept the Nobel Peace
Prize. In that rcjjard, Ruatln said he had been aoked by King
to accoiTipany him (to 03."' o^ Norway) for the purpose of handling
arrangements for him, Ruatin, the ^.ource said, rorr.arl<«.'!d that
King did not truat any of the people "around hira" to be
knowledgeable enough to know whom he should or should not
contact when he goes over to accept the award, c^^^ .
Rustin, in cojr-.Tienting on King's requeai:,^ said he
thought he should go, but v/as faced with a problem as to where
he could get the money which would be needed for transportation, Aj' ^
This Jocuir.ent contains neither
recoirjr.endations nor conclusions
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3 Kr^ll as other expenses incidental to the trip. In regard to
hla expenses, Piui^tin said he thought "we" should appeal to some
of "our friends" (Ruatin'a and Muate'a friends) to raise the
money^^
With regard to King's use of the money .t^luji fxr vflX
receive with the av/ard, Rustin said Coretta King (wife of
Kartin Luther King) desired that Kartln place In trust $5>000
to
him down to Atlanta on Monday, October 19* 19^^, to discuss
what the money should be uoed for.y?<;,^
Rustin told Muste that ho was of the opinion that
King should make a deciaion and an announcement to the effect
that of the $5^,000 award, he was going to set aside $30,000 Tor
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) for the . .
express purpose of teaching the doctrine of non-violence. He
said this could be accomplished through the establishment of
Institutes In this country for the purpose of acquainting young
people with the tactics and philosophy of non-violence. As
to the rriinalnlj\^ $21^,000, Rustin said he vjas of the opinion that
it should be placed in trust for the children of the Kings.
This, Rustin ::aid, would benefit the children because Martin
was not a v;ealthy man. He said his only reservation about ''the
trust for the children was whether it would appear to the
public that the Kings were trying to take care oX their own
(alludins to King's provision for hla children) ..
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Muste said In reply to Rustin' s ■I'.oql-X:x^y,3 about
the children of King, that he did not think that King should
provide for them but Instead, should give all the Eoney to the^.
SCLC. ..This, Muste said, would not subject iClng to criticism
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for ;,g a part of the money for himself. Ruotin oald he
vjas or the oplnj ^n that if King does give av.-ay part of the
money^ then It should go exclusively to the SCLC for the
purpose of teachlr.g non-violence, and for nothing else. He
said thR SCLC could raise funds for its regular budget.
Muste o.^T-eedj st.-'.ting that King received the Prl2e for
advoc£ibir-g ncn-vioj.ence, therefore, should apply the money
for tha**; purpos??.^^.
Tiuntin, in cor.imenting on his f orthcomtaj .T.eeting
with K.t.'i^.. said King wanted him to help him pi^eparo a
speech which he v;ould make (apparently in regard to his
decision about what to ao v;lth the r.oney). In that regard,
Rustin asl:'>d Muste to prepare a few thoughts that he could
use wlien he meets King,
According to th^'J source, Rustin and MUDte
concluded their contact with a promise of Muste that he
would help Rustin. raise tht; money with which to isake the
trip with King.
The April 14, 1957 iGsue of "The V/orker/'
an eant coast Communist publication, page
16, coluiTin 1, described A.J. Muste as
the dean of the Socialist pacifists.
CoiTununlst Influence In Kncl'il Mr;tters
In "The: G.-Ttiu^day F.yeninfj Post", Iscur of July 11-
16, 19' i4, p^nz^''- 76, Briycrcl /{ustin is the suojfict
of n foaturo ^jrtlclc cr.ptioncd: "The Lone Wolf
of Civil iU;hta". In it, jiuitin is said to
h'lvc coiiic to How York in 1936, as an or^ionizcr
for the Youn('i Co!T.;.;unist Lc-.,ii:,uci (i'CL), s.nd as
such, ho line] the job of rcc-ruitinf, students for
the "l-nrty". Purthcrnoro, the orticlt, reports
th'it dm-'inr- his first years in Mcv: York, iiuctin
,:;-vo .aoBt of hL2 -^nrninf.D to tlK "P:.rty". lie
r-rportodly loft the "Party" in 19ql, the article
r.tr;tf s ,
'^'ho I'CL h-'is bc f n drsiin:itcd pursuant to
Fjcfcutivc Ord^r lOi^SoV
The "Linily v,'orkor" , February 11, 195Y, p^ije 1
coluran 2, reported that ilnyara Austin, Executive
So err t'-r y , '.'nr Wrcistcrs LcQ(-.:ue, wrs an obsci'vcr
ot thr If th N.'itional Convention of the
Corr.riunist Pnrty, United St.-itf-s of Ar::orlci;
(CP, IISA), held in Muvi i^ork f'-Jty, on
f^eoruary 9-12, 1957.
Thr: "Diily ^'orki'r" v;p. s 'm E-P-St CoQSt ConLnunist
puolior.tion until it cotiscd publication on
January 13, 1950.
Another cottf ick ntinl sourer, who hns furnished
i civ 13(0 on
r*cliajlc inf oriintlon in the p-st,
February 19, 20, 1961;, that j4-;yMrd Hustin »,
contttctf:d .3onjDmin J. Dnvi3 on those dates /rK^
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Coninunlst Influc-nco In jIocIoI i-l^ttors
and sou(,ht his r.civlc.'" oo to hcv he could escape
from r. spr.oklnfj, r.n:^:.ii.cu-\cnt to \.'hlc;i ho v;dg
ccrimittcd , On the l.'ittcr contact, iX^vis told
fiuf^tin tact he vns viorking on hie request ond
had contnctrd frlcnda who hod contnc.ts with the
r^roup to vihlch ilustln wns to speok, y.^
"Tho Hc.vj York Ti:cos", Aut-ust 2U, 1961;, pai^o 27,
column l\ , repoi'ts thnt iir.njrji.ii n J. Lb vis,
j.'Qtionnl Secretary, CP, USA, clcd in Ncvj i^ork
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An article In ^'Tlie Plain Dealer", daily Cleveland
newspaper^ issue of October 23, 1564, reflected that Reverend
King would help publicize "Get Out the Vote Sunday" vhich
vlll be observed in chi^rches November 1 , 19^4, during his
talks In Cleveland on October 23, 19^4.
The article reflected that Keverend King arrived
at the Cleveland airport at 10:30 AM on October 22, 1954,
and proceeded to Oberlln, Ohio. According to the article,
he v;as acconpanled by the r;evex-end Ralph D, Alernath;',
described as a close associate In the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference (SCLC); the Keverend Andrevj J. Young,
executive director of the SCLC; Jack Pratt, Chief Legal
Counsel for the National Council 6f Churches; James L. Farmer,
Sxecutive Director of the Congress of Kaclal Equality, and
Bayard Rustin, described as the organl^ier of the civil
rights march on I'.'ashlngton in August, 19^3. l^'
Accordlnr to the article, Keverend PCing spoke to
students and faculty at Oberlln Colleee "during the afternoon
of October 22, 1964,
The article also reflected that Reverend King and
his group will leave Cleveland airport at 7:40 PM for Cincinnati,
Ohio. The article noted that Cincinnati Is the second stop In
a six city coast-to-coast tour. ^
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In "The Saturda?/ post". Issue
of July ll-l3^ 196hj p£i.:^e 7o, Bayard Rvstin ia the
subject of a feature article captlor.edj "The Lone
V.'olf of Civil Rights." In it, Kuatin is said to
: have come to New Yoi'k in 193^'^ as an organlzsr for
the Young Coi.-nunlst L&acue (YCL) and as such, he
f had the job of recruiting students for the "Party".
; Furthermore, the article reports that during his
\, first years in New York, Rustln gave most of his
S earnings to the "Party." lie reportedly left
f the "Party" In 19^1, the article states. U
The YCL has been designated pursuant
to Executive Order 10't50. L-'
The "Dally Worker", issue of February 11,
1957^ Page one, reported that Bayard Rustin,
Executive Secretary, VJar Registers League, vas an
observer at the l6th National Convention, Comnranist
Party of the United States (CPUSa), held February 9-12,
t 1957 in Ne;^ York City..'../
' The "Dally "i'.'orker" was an East Coast
Communist publication until it ceased publication
i Oi; January 13, 1953.6-^
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This document contains neither '
recommendations nor conclusions
of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your
agencyi it and Its contents are
not to be distributed outside your
agency.
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Trant3|iit the following In
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TType'Xn praintcx't or codcTJ"
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-4^2529)
FROM' : SAC, NE\^ YORK (100-153735)
SUBJECT: CIRI4
IS - C
ReKYteDs dated 10/17 and l8/6^ captioned as above.
Enclosed are seven copies of a. LKM, dated and captioned
flHHi^V ^^^^
used in the LHI-1.
as above.
vjas the source who furnished the information
The files of the WiO contain insufficient information
of a subversive nature to identify or characteri^-e WILLIAM WAGIJER.
1^
- Bureau (Ends. 7) (RI^)
(v- 100-106670) (martin luther king, jr.)
(1 - 100-155790) (bayard rustin)
2 - Atlanta (Ends. 2) {m)
(1 - 100-5586) (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.)
1 - BaJ-tlmore (Ends. 1) (INFO) (RM)
- Cliicago ■ (End. l) (IInIFO) (RM)
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1 - New York CLASSIFIED A WD
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1 - NevJ York ( 100-13658-5) (I'ViKTIN LUTHER ?a:NG) (^2)
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' The LlU' l j G.._cl-::c'i f iod "Secret'' bccf.U3e '.t ccntalno
information from fflSB^^SB^ ^ source^ who lias furiilshed
Information of a highly !L:er.t:it:lve nature concernini'r the racial
Situation in the hV/. area^ and the Communist infiltration thereof.
In light of th3sj it Isdeeined neceecary thcit this classlf ication
he rJtlli2;ed.
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UNrrrjo stati:s r irAiiXMiCNx of justice
ri:r)i:i:AL uuhkau oy in v instigation
Isiiv: York, New y^rk
Octobo:- 20, l9o[^
Co:;-.:;.i;ni.st, Ir.i'.lucnce In Rr.cirii Matters
In'oornca Security - C
On Octobcx"' 17 J, li-o^., c. conridential source, v:ho has
furnished re?Liable Inrorrr.ation in the pastj advisod that Bayard
p.ustin (Deputy Director cf the Inarch on V.'::-;!-' vj-oon) vjas In contact
v.ith I'/'alter Fauntroy (Director of the V.'r.c/.ir.^ ..-on, ^D. C. branch
of th.o Southarn Christian Leaaerchip Conr-'erono.-' 'J'XLC) on that
date. Fauntroy caic; he liaa recently confei-rca .re:. ?-'artin Luther
i'.-Lnfjj <j ^' , ( Pri.j jlc c a o cC 'o/.c ►j-L/j-C) cul'i^^|] Vi';"iica ',.ii-.,'.e ,\."j.n2 sa_..d he
c;Guld ^;ct all the na:nber:: oi the r.;oratorium
■ratoi'-iur.i ayaln::t rur^n.^r civil rights
J- e. J- 1^ t'.
^une _ea:,er
cc;.a.astrav:ion.^; to ;..a]:c a tour aroand the country, it: •:;ould be
v:orthv;h:llG, Fa-,'ntrny quoted hin^ havin;/ caid that h'; -i^ould
^'Oj- >. n tiiS c 0'.",cl.j. 'c "ion thc-t ..cy ,. j..L'cL^.i3 (j.j-iccut!i,ve Secrct<.,i'"' of tne
hational Acoociaticn for the /.dvancer;;ent of Colored People) (NAAG?)
;:oeGj cecauoe in tl'.e oyen of Pi-rciident Lyndon E. Johncrn, V.'ilkins
is the chief .■:po-:c;L;;"..an for the l'c[;,ro people
''aunT^roy tOi.a F.uctm
t if VJilkin- did not ,
:aid that he (Kin^)
not c-.:.c : n_s
neck cut {oy :-;:al:
•1- .-i r-, i*- ^ • !■■
ivm^j aocor^.ay v.o PaunL-royj saia
the purpoce oL the tour v:ould hr- t.c f.ncouraye .votin;;, and not for
"cne our'0O::;e o. enaorGinr,"
■ cni; ijonnGon
Kinc ;-.aid he did , \,, ,
\not v:ant it to aopear as if President Joiinson had him (iCing) ^
in hie pocket.^ f
A'.is docuiVi^nt convaino neither reoo.r.r.;cndations \ .y
■.or conclusions of the F£.I. It is the property rvX/ ■
the FBI and ic loaned to your a;::ency; it and /-\;\ •' ■ -
"Ji contents are not to be ditstributed outside *^ 'j
our apienc;
ALL TNFO!»)M.TTON CONTATRZD
H^r IN T'" '.'."siriED
E\"r.rrT 'Virr.KE shown
CTHLRIVISE.
da 7 Tl u 0 o - i - f e Q t ji o n
Its
CoaY::Mv:A.'^t Infiuance In Hacial MatterG
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* AccorJin^; to the r^ourcc, Ilin^ told i-auntr-oy that he
thought the f ollov:J.n;;j choulcl Co participciritG in the proposed
toui": vn-iitncy Younc {I'^^tccut'-C Director of the i*:;t:ional Urban
hc:-.^:!.!e) j A, ?hi.lip j-.ai-^.^olpr. (Prccidcnt of the i'c£;i''0 American
Lr.jor Council); Itoy V/ilkln^:; JcrriOG Farmer (i-;atlonal Director
of tho Ccn/3:roGc of hacial Hcuality) (C0:^2) ; John Lev:lG (Chairman,
Studo:'.t hon-Viclcnt Coorcinatinc Cciri;:.ittoe) and himself. The
I'ollo'.vins Is tho proposed itinerary as furnished by Kln^: V
Friday, October 23. ISo'l, at Cleveland, Ohio
r:onday or Tuesday, Octohor 26^ 1S64, at Lea Angeles, v;ith
the possibility of a mass rally on l-'cnday eveninc in Loa Anseles
h'C'dncsday, October 28, ISo-;, day of rest
Tburfiday, Oo-rber 29^ ICos^ at Chica;To
rriday, Oc\ r 30, 15^^,,^ at Detroit W
Sacurday, Gw::cbcr 31 , l:;o4, at Ealtl:norCj Maryland y\
Fauntroy tolcl Kua-j.in that "they" v.'ant Ructin to coordinate
public relatione for tho tour. In '"'eply^ P.ustin said he had a lot
of v:ork, but thouj;;hv, ho cculd handle it.
Kuetin, in conoiderin:^ vjho of the civel ri^at? leaders
should be ccn-^acted first rec:ardinc: the propoeed toti/?, !'.-id he
thou£iht ohat hey '/ilhine L\.',oula be the last zc be infoi'..' ; of the
plane. Faiantrey eaid that aucordinc to Andy Yeunj (E:-:ecii-Dlve
Director of the SCIG), V.7iitnoy Young had cor;;:r-.ittGd hinoelf to
Gc on the tour. *^<^
In concluding their contact, Rustin sou~ht infor:nauion
as to vjhere the tour v.'as beinf: arran'^ed. He vras told by Fauntroy
that he v;as presently handling r.-attcrs in VJashingtori, D. C. ,\^/
V.-ith rey.ard to the ;r.oiv.toriu:-n n-.cn'cio-i-c
heretofore, it ie noted that in ''The hev;
Yer:: Tines' , July yO, IS^-i , po^e 1, column
1, it v.-as reported 'chat rriajor civil ricihts
leaders conferred in Nov.' Yor>: City on July
29^ lSo4, and agreed to recommend to their
members to observe a "broad curtailment, if not
total moratorl'ami" on all mass demonstrations
un-oil after the November 3j Presidential
election.
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Co:v.i,-.un|i:t 'Cnriucnce Racial y.r^ttev:
TiiQ r.'.r,;e con ridL. ;-;'(.- i Til oourco ddvizocL on Oc::obor 17* -.,
IJC'i J that B^iyai^d Ron;-. in v;;iG in contact on that date v;ith an "
ir.cilvlc\:al v:ho Idontii'ieu iiir.-.coir to RuGtin ci3 V/^-.lT iarn VJaf.ner*^*
Ox Ca" iiornla. lie told Ruotin that he v;as very intGre3Vea~in^---v
doiiir civil ri;_;htG v;oi\Cj and requested to irx-ct Rucstln. Rustin
tela him that he too busy ho cause he had a cpecch at
2:5G 27. that arte:.-noon at the headquai^ters of the Maryou-Act, ^-^n.
137th StrcGt and 7th Avanucj lic-v; York^ Kev/ York. Rustin said ^
he v.'as also bu,3y doinG sorriC v.'ork 2ov the Douiestlc Peace Corp
it is noted that naryou-Act is a combination
of ?Iarle;n Youth Opportunities Unlin^itod and
AssocJ ■'■.■:'.;'3. Co:.-.r.'iunlty t^ap:s, v.'hose purpose
ia to 1- .-.ht juvenile dellnquoncy and poverty
in Harlc,:].
On Cctobor lb, l>o'i, the caino confidential source
advii^ca that Ea/ard Ru.o\:in ana harry V^achtel vjero in conference
on that afterno-;:;. h'ao'iiL;ol infoi'TiCd Rustin that h.s had made
ro£ervationG for Ru'jbin and hir,3olf to fly to Atlanta^ ''^<^or£ia,
on Oj:^to': ;r 19j lS'u4ito ir.oot v/ith I'^artin Luther Kin^, J' Accordinr
tc/-iburc3> Ru::tin a;^roed tc meet VJachtel at V.'achtel ' s c '. '""..ce
at 3:15 I-.-'.j October 19^ 15^ '' j v:hcre they vrould depart -cr the
airport to ca":;.:h the 4:15 flio'nt to Atlanta.
l/achte;! told RuL:tin that iia^tin Lu-jher KinG had
said that a tvjo or tliree hour r.".cetlns v/as all he could physically
stand.
V/iuh I'ccard to their return to Kev; York, Rustin said
he v.'oiLld have tc return to the city on Konaay, October 19j 1964,
because of his heavy v:ork load, ^
According to the Ear.a confidential ocurce,
v.'ho advised on October 15, 19^4, Ructin said
ho v;ould to Atlanta to meet v.'ith I'lnc
to di3cu3s v:hat Kin^ should do vlth the av;ard
of $94,000 \;hich he v;ill receive incidental
to the Nobel Peace Prise.
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Co:'„iiur.lst Ini'lui iico Sri a.'!t'i'il Mf^t.torc
In "Vhu S.^tLU^d.'^y T.yc-nin,':: Po:;t", Iss'.ui of July 11-'
i-Tj. 19 ,4, P^'C'-'' 76, li-^yi.rd ,ui.^. 11 r. ic tno subject
oi'';; iV' 1 turn- ""f.r tide cpptio-^.cd : "Tr.f Lorx '-/oir
of Civil .a 1:1^;", In it, Jiuotir: i^; i.':.lG to
h'vc conic to i;c;vj York ir^ 1933, "J- -J^- i^niT^cr
for tl.c iou::r.; Conr.:unict Leaj-u? (YCI.), '".nd cs
cue;:, ho Jir.d the job of rccruitirr; cfa-v ntL To;'
the ":-i;i-ty' . j^ir-th. r;:iGro , tlic ai'ticlc: ::'-'ports
!; .vc ,:j-)zz or hit' ^::-.rMini,s 'c.:-. "iM-ty". no
r. por-t.. dlv 1 . f t the ''Fru'ty" in 19.,!, the article
'ho .1^- hn:; ■" n c.- ni ( t(;o pur-i;i;o nt
■;::< cut i v: Cr J. r Ih' '"^O ,
CTi t'
' ver
!■ t'; i;.': t l or.r.l Cop.vrntlon of t;iC
It p'-rty, un!, tcG St;',!;;-:: of A-:.''r'ic;i
Ln lork City, o
•^'hc "J'^ily h'oi-k-.r" v/r.s nn Ersr. Co'ist Coriiinuniat
puol 1 <■•..'! t ioi-^ until it c.-:i;cc. p'.> ■■! i cj ti 011 on
T "I
.1 ^ y
/■.not;::' r ccn-Tihontii'^l sour'cr, who hCiF rurnlf hcd
rcli.iilo in.ro;T.-^. tion in tljo p-'.st, :jd-is<d on
i<'c;hru-ry 19, hO, 1961;, that J,- yr.rd riu&tin
contp. cti';d .y.n -;:.:r;in J, iJuvis on those d
ut Influr-r.cr; lit ci'.l i'lOttcra
r; d V :i c p
:o ho^-' he could escape
:ni3.u( ci:: nt; to liiiicn
cot'irixttcd , Or; the I'lttir contact '
v:as
, Ij.-ivls told
iiii;;';t;ln tllut no ViE v;or»kiili]: Or; hi^^ rcoucEt and
'r.i\d con.triCt>"d frionda vUio li.-xd contacts with the
r-roup to '.jhich iluctin wns to speck.
colu..ir: !.! , !■ ;po:-ts thnt 3:njr;rii3n J. ..r;vis,
'■^'itlor..';! oc crc tar-y , CP, U.S.':, c.iou i ;'c;w i'ork
City on the nlfiht of «.Ui.,U3t 22, l^bh»
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SUBjiiCr: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
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ReBounlet to Bureau dated 8/28/64, and Atlanta
Lmi dated 8/28/64. .
Enclosed are five copies of an LIIM dated
10/15/64.
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/■EDI'HAL lilitrAU or INVK^STIGATION
OctoDcr 15, 1964
MARTI N L LfTI^ER KING^ JR.
"Der Movgen" a newspaper published in the so-called
German Domocratic Republic (DDR) (Soviet Zone of Occupation
in Germany), reported on September 13, 1964, that the
well-known Negro Minister and leader in the fight against
racial discrimination. Dr. Maz'tin Luther King, would preach
that evening in the capital of the DDR (Berlin) in the
Marionkirche.
The "Eei'li.ner Zeitung" published in East Berlin,
in its issue of September 15, 1964, reported that the
well-known Negro Minister. Dr. Martin Luther King, had
preached in the DDR capital on Sunday. He was reported as
having stated that the Aiuericun Negro people -would not be
deterred in their fight for full equality. Di"-. King,
who spoke at a church service in the Max'ienkirche, referred
to the struggle to free the approximately twenty million
American Negroes from the darkness of racial discrimination
as a great social revolution.
This newspaper also rei^orted that Dr, King had
spoken earlier before approximately 25,000 "West Borliners.
"Neue Zeit",also published in East Berlin,
reported on September 15, 1964, that Dr. Martin Luther King
in addressing more than 3,000 persons at the i\Iarienkirche
and the Sophienkirche had expressed heartfelt thanks for the
moral support rendered for Christians in the DDR in the
Negro's fight for equality in the United States.
He is quoted as saying "please continue your moral
support of our struggle ior racial equality. Just as you
pray lor us so will I pray for a solution of the German
problem. "
According to the report Dr. King continued with
illustrations of racial discrimination in the United States,
sl;^m conditions and police brutality.
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Con^ji'^ssmru: Pacin.ski lorv/arcicd :i cc^ry oi :i i'lytr made from a news
.lipping; ironi thj "Au^usui Coaric,'' Auju3i.:i, Gocr^iu, o:: 7-3-C3. The Tly^r identifies
,vl;iriin Liithor Xiiij; in a nho; j:;raph ta!:.;.: of cer.ui.; incUviauals uAe^idin^ ihe Highlander
2 Lal.Oi Day \V(jv/hoaa oi' li?57. Ta>i Cc.;firC;£S:naa would like to know
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:ayea a poster- size
Tae paotcjrapa Cj. hlarti:. „at.-.cr ,C
-s co:::e to ct.r a^.::a::o;i f^everal L.i;::es in Ih;: p^.ol.
Service release oL3z.^.'?.- 'J?, reported G^verj.or T-iOS^. '2. ra
piiotograph to the SevatLu Coa. .rcc Cca.ai.ttu^i >7h:ch iiO ciaiiiaea ihov,-ea King "at a
'■c-aia'juaisi iraini^iQT-'^hL-or';' '■'"Governor Garae.t sa.a ihj piCLure was tahcn at the Ki^;h-
airier Folk School oi I;-rontea;;lfe, Tenaes:i>.-e. The 3ureav. ohiaincd another copy of the
•hotograph iv'o:.^. our Savannah CA:co in h.arch, 1££3, and it v;as revealed that the photo-''\
j,raph was talton snrroptiiioaoiy by ar. "aadercover a.-jent" of the Georc'ia Con^niissign_on \
:aucat:cn at the Ei^j'"-
■ -lie p..ctO;^;;rap.; a^so ic^i:,a.-i..ea J'^c^^cy \ , . _ierry
'The Daily Wor::er" and has been a nteniher o: the GcniiiiuniL;.
v^Go has been a writer for'
.^arty, ai\..;oti^n he
reportedly Icit it in Septe::;h>, li53. Aahrev \7Gl.iarn£. also identified in the photograph,
has Le^n associated \'h:h cc::t--;un:it cauaes ana has liold £i^ch positions as chairman of \
the National Committee to Abolish the Gonse Un-American Activities Committee and was
,rv;iident ana member of tlic board of directors the Souther.. Conierence Eancationm
rc a CO'"' n"im"^ist ^"'"'C'lt
on., laentiiiea on tju i.j.yer lorwaraea oy
:.:jr^.;a.....a Pecinirlci as diroctor~cf ... ..i^niandsr Folk School, ha^ been very c.oie
to ...c Ccmmuniit Party at d.e pa....t, altaou5;h informants doubt that he has ever been a
Dij^c Cammnnist Garty.
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Vi.o K:,;hl:";n:ii, r Folk Sf.:o(>. v/as ;"u.-r:\c^4 ■; j.i ; i^u v/a;^ :i lO.uhl
laV)orjoiv;>\ii:zalionj (:'>^pn;":.- lul::^or cduc:Lrion^ li'ToD'iir.iili: havij advised tha-t
;ho schoc" aas had Coir;n:unist Parly n;.^.vibcri cn lis t^:;^:^ as in.Aructors aad has
lollowcd tac praciic- cT v,\0.':O)j:ii-:^, c;ai:niuai£ls as stuacnid. larcriiiants have aavis
■p ~ ' T "i •'
Tia,t Li- rc'^aDscr.uiilv'o oT ' -V,r, ^ V DcjLoaciij c^^icc 'iiirsoaally coriict
Coni^ressiaaa Pucia^iki, v/ica v,'!iOm have haa prior ccrcliai rolaLicns, aad inform
him c:.:ifidonv-'"Uy o; bacIiLiroaad roo;ardinij; tho I'iyar hv, c.-.ciosod concerrang; the
Hieiii ap.d£ r " ■ S chool .
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100 -3-116)
FROM : SAC, NEW YORK (100-1515^8)
SUBJECT: CPUS A
NEGRO QUESTION
COMI^UNIST INFLUENCE IN
RACIAL MATTERS
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CLASSIFIED AHO ^^u^L^^ (tMU^
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DECLASSlFlCAViCN 62'.e. - ..^V-.
Re teletype to Bureau, 6/25/6^4.
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Enclosed herewith for- the Bureau are/coplea of a
letterhead memoranduir; dated and captioned as above; two
copies are enclosed for Atlanta and one each for Jacksonville,
Memphis and New Orleans.
ource used In the letterhead memorandum Is
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2-Atlanta (IOO-6520-A) (CPUSA) (End. 2} (Info) (RM)
(1-100-5586) (MARTIN LUTKER KING, JR. )
1-Jacksonville (100- ) (MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.) (End. l)(lnfo)
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1 -Memphis (157-4005) (COPO) (End. 1) (info) (RM)
1-New Orleans (157- ) (COFO) (End. l) (info) (RM)
1-New York f 100-1^91 9^) (COKINFIL SCLC) (^l)
I-New York (100-73250) (CLARENCE JONEs) (^2)
1-New York (IOO-I36585) (MARTIN LUTKER KINO, JR.) {U2)
1-New York (100-1515^8) (^2)
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This letterhead mGmoi'andum has been c^oslT^d
"Secret", because it contains Information f rem MHSHH
This source has furnished highly sensitive info^HfWr^
reapeet to the racial situation in the New York area and
CoKOTunxst Infiltration thereof, and it is felt that this
classification Is necessary in order not to Jeopardize the
valuable position of the Informant In furnishing information
of this nature.
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SUBJECT: COKTEJiPLATED TALK liY
DR. MARTIN LUfiiER 'K ING , JR.,
TEMPLE SilOLOJ.;, KOiiTU LAKE
SHORE DiitVE, CIIIC/GO,
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Enclosed for pA.j'cnu rre orip;ir.al and seven
copies of letterhead tneuiorruiduiu on captioned luttter.
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ALL INFORMATION COrlTAiNED
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KKDKKAL fHJKKVU 01" I N V KSTIGA l ION
Ch i.c a f^o , 1 1 1 ino is
October 15, las'!
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CONTiitjPI.ATliD TALK BY
DU. MART IN LUniiCR KING, JU.,
TEtiPLli SIIOLOM, NOiiTH LAKiS
SHORE mUVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,
OCrOBElt 21, 1964
RACIAL MATTERS
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Investigation (FBI) on October 15, 19G'l,
tliat Dr. Ii!artin Luther King, Jr. intends to give a talk Lnfti)
at the Temple Sliolora, 3480 North Lakfi SlmvP nv -ivfl. at X 7<
HoJ^^Lak^^hor^Dr
8:30 PM^O^^cr2^10^. Hj^^^^^^HjV advised
that ^tttfftttKKtKHtKKttKKt^^^^^^^Kl^^^?^^^ of any
contemplated disturbances related to this talk.
At 5:04 PlI, October IJ, 19G4,
Region I, 113th INTO Group, Chicago;
vised of the above information.
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the
FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents •
are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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ScTx-'^-] ''^^'^^ pvllod fror.i 'cb's file imflc:.: court' order of
li.5. DlsLr'.ct Jud;^u joAii Lc-.:'.ls T-r.ij. IJ'. , Jr., anu S'r.i!: to
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rolir:!:: 0 ^aforiintloa^Ari tlio pr^st aUvlsod that
tLo IIoLcl r-oaco P?izo. KiftS ^oXt that
PiToi.^ort liyndon B* Jobnsofi vaai itttosttptii^ to av<ii^
rni- l- 0 r>o.litical itjsuo cinco tcins waa cucli ii "con**
trcvi 'ul ii^^cvo," tia far cs t&o icsuo vao ^<>'^'^^^ /
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ia also bo ii::; furijr^^t-Oi! tO'
ofliclnla in tlio D^orttujat of Juotico* ■
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[Honorable Vi'illian D. Lloyors
This letter is classified. "Secret" since it
contains Inf oi*:nation from a highly sensitive source
with respect to the racial situation, the unauthorized
disclosure oi which would be extreraely dctriniental to
the defense interests of the Nation.
This information is contained in Atlanta
airtel 10/15/64 with attached.
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iJiroctor, I'Di (lOO-lCGG'.O)
1 - Ml', Forsyth
i - Mr. Rosnck
October 19, IC'i-l
SECURITY MATTER - C
Rc At lent a airtol, coplGs to ChlcjirjOi 10/14/64,
wliich reported Infonio.tlon to the oxfect thr.t subject,
President of tha SoutUorn Clirictian Lco<JciT:hxp Conference
(SCLC), hao an account at tlio Service Fcdernl Savinss and
Loan, Chicaco, Illinol.c.
Chicago i.i! ii-isjtinicted to give icraodiato coiisidern-
tion to the po:r:r^ility ol cifocting au r.pprcnriato nonitorins
of the account in qucGtion co that nc: micli infoiTaation as
poGSiblo nay bo obtained relative to financial matters coa-
cerninc the subject. Any action taLon riuot nccerssai-ily bo
throuch only o?JtabliGl;Gd sources and only in such a Ciiscrcet
Eiamior that absolute security cjcintE and no possibility of
c;Jjarrascnent to the Dj.i'or>"a n^y roGult, It should be noted
that any c'leck tiado of tlic irjjtitutloR in quctition sUould
talio into account the po-rsibility that if the accouut is not
in subject's nawe it nay be in tho naae of the SCLC.
Promptly advioo the Cui'cav. cf all pertinent
dovolop:jonts relative to ciiploiin^ the foreaoins sujjEOstion.
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0SLO--DH. KAP.TIN LUTHLH KIKG JK., A^KT^ICAS' KEGRO CIVIL RIGHTS LFT-EER
V"^ THE 1S6A NOBIL PtACE PR! ?E TO LAY.
KING, TYZ LEATER CF THL SCJIHTPN CHniSTIAN' LFAfEPFHIP COUNCIL
(SCLC), BECAME THE 12TH A.'^RICA!'' A'CT- T::E THIHD NECyK'J TC VIN TME AWARD.
KING'S CANDIDACY V A£ SPCNSO'TI) o{ POLITICAL FIGbVT:S IN EUROPE AND
THE UNITED STATES AND BY N-:vSPA?iRS 07 ALL POLITICAL LEANINGS IN
NORWAY.
A LEADING J?ECCK^EKLATION CArE i^RC>? EIGHT SVEDIEH MEI^RERS OF
PARLIAMENT. THEY RE FI<ESENTET1 ALL THE FARLI AMKTARY PARTIES.
THZ NOEZL PRIZE V IN'NZn IS APl>01?;TEn BY THE NCKVEGIAN NATIONAL
ASSE?<2LY. IT IS Y.hlZ FRO^i A SECRlT LIST CF 70 TO 30 NAKIS.
OTriER NAf'^S REPCRTED TO HAVr.: BEEN CK THIS YEAR'S LIST VERE THOSE CF
FOR^!ER PRESIDENT ^ISENHCVE:?, FOrfT.?; PPITISH FRI^T MINITTER LCRD AVON
(SIR ANTHONY EDEN), PKiSU'EK'T CE GAULLE AND FCRMER VEST GERMA!.'
CHANCELLOR KCNRAC ADENAUER.
AT 3 5, KING ALSO VAS ONE OF *iHE YOUNGEST KEN EVER TO VIN THE PRIZE.
THE FIRST AlfERICAN TO VIN THF PRIZE VAS PRH^irENT THtOrORE ROOSEVELT
IN ISOS. THE MOST RECENT VAS ^;'.'CLEAr. FHYSICIl-T A\'D AN'TI -.s'UCLE AI?
■CAMPAIGNER LINUS PAULING, WHO VCN THE 1S62 PRJ2E LAST YEAR AFTER IT HAD
iBEEK DEFERRED FCR A YEAR, OTHER A:'EF,'ICAN VlNNTRS INCLUDED PRESIDENT
VCODROV V'lLSCN, SECRETARY OF STATE CORNELL HULL AND U.N, UNDER
SECRETARY oENERAL RALPH RUNCHE, FI^ST NF.GRC TO 3E AVARDED THE PRIZE.
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"The Gtai--LodLiOr" , daily nev.'L^pa por published at
ITev^cfl;, iTow JerivCy, :jtatod ia the ir:;juc: dated OCvObs-r 12,
10C4, tlir.t iloverend Liart.^n Uitlier 'AiiiS, national civil
ric'iitc louder, nduroociid tv/o ^roupr; in :;.L;v,'a.vk, V.av J r::;c37,
on October 11, IC^C-i.
"Tlio otar-;;jOLl;j:,;r" -;tatod tliat in n rjvjeecli to
about xivG lumc'rod u.:;;;--o:-;:; oT 'c'.}:^ Javccy Divicloa oi:
Local li:7C, .loG.iital a, id .Dru;j orhc-rc Unioti, a^rTilr.ated
with tli3 ;:etail, ':'\-:c\c.:d.Io and .Dooartr.ent Gtore jnion,
/;FL~C7.0j 'liui'.- abnndor.;;d a lo..'j- ti.-ac pol.itical uautralion
and virred the incDbj- c to vot3 ajaxuot tlis ColdvatoL'-IviiHer
tic'.cct on iTovouibcr Tii:".rd.
I)ccoTc\in[r to tlu? articls, ICinc v.-aG alrjo thG
leaturcd Dpoaliar bei'orj oas tiiouLjaiid one hu;idr2d pCi*::oiic at a
dedicatoi'y dinner o:" Loaj-'.uor::; , :incorporatod , a iTov-arlc orrja-
nizatioii that ha^ liiianccd Jt'.uca';;ioaal c;ci.iolarcI:i;.DG Jior
IJev.'a r'l; cl. 1 Iclr cu .
TliiG docur.ient containc: noitiier reconiiiicada tionc nor
conclu::;ionc ox tUe Federal Dv.roau of Ziiv33ti{;;ation, It ic
t!]G property or the Toderal 'Ouroau oj." InveGti jation and iz
loansd to your arjoncy; it and its contentc are not to be
dictributod outcide your a[;3ncy.
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OC'rCHii?. 8, 1964
The "r:;lladolp":Aa Evcnlns Bulletin/' Page 31, in
th'- issue dated Oetobei'' 8, 1964, cari'-ieci a story statins
that Dr. r-j\RTIN L'JrHiiR KKG zpcnzo to an audience of 15^000
at Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the night
of October 7, 1964. c ■
Tiic tiiene o± t'.e r.ioetln^ v.'ac, "The ound of Free-
do;ri, " v.'hlch wuo sponaoi^od Irj The Greater ?.':iladelphia Citizens
. Co:;imlttee, Honorary Chalr.-n.r., Philadelp'iia Mayor Janes H. J.
"T/cTtc; Cliaii'iiian , tlie Rover-end Jo, in A.^^iiite, ProGidentj Baptlct
MlniGtors Conference, accorJins to the pro^rai?. leaf lot ,
Dr. Kin:; ur^ed the election of Precident Jo.'iiison,
November 3, 19o4, by a dcciEive ir.ar^-in, and stated that no
sel_-reGpGCtlnG Kocro could vote for Senatoi* Goldv;ater.
Thic docLiiiiont con.taini^ neither reconir^endationc nor
conclusicnc of tl.c Federal Ihireau of IriVe;:tiriation . It is ti^e
property of ti'iO Federal Lnreau of Invc3tii:;atien and ic loaned
to youi'' agency; it an-d itr- contentc are not to bo distributed,
outside your accncy
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infoi-iatiosi t^iat Kairnv: u'.rirrrn jn., kaatA^ civil
nrlZ^xxB Icnccjr, -ft-aj: utoUcc' ij.^c to trice ir. Kevorfc,
oa )0/ll/v^,
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Flic:: or ti,:: lii-j coJi'i': .'.n in^ulTiciorit subvtrDivc
Information t.") c'.i.'.racucrisc l-JiLLI.Ml HO^JI..
" vil'cii i-cztjcz-'c to racial birJ h /(//
■"^l' situation in the IIY aro-^j -r.^.d t.ie Cc:;. .r.Uiirjt iuriltratlo:-.
^ . Xj tlicj^-oor; tiiercxGrc, it in believed that tiiic clacsirisaliion Ic
,.j ;r\rj. ' ncoccoar;.' to pivjtcct the ccurcc.
: 1^, (ij-liaroau (Er.clf;. (h::) ,-,
\>- (I-IOO-IOOG70) (lI/.Kri:: L'TTiIL:; KTuQ, JR. )
■V. 2-j.tianta (ioo-66yo) (::nc]... . 2) (k:;)
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'-i 1-New Yori: (lOO-136i)o:3) (ll\KTIH LUv:xr: KLIt, J}i,) (yf^:^)
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UNITl,!) STATICS DKPA HT' 1 i;jN T OT }Vr'iH:y,
yr.nr.KM. ufiUf.AV OF iNVK^rir.M ion f ..V
Nov/ York, Nov; York ' ■ ■- \'-r^(~. - •
October 8, Vibh t.. ;; ' \ OiiK)(4}\{^^
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nc: Cor.iiiiun.lrl InriMr-ncc .In /j.-it;i:''rn
Internal oocur.n-y-C l:?^)'
A conf .Lclenfclal nourcCj ulm lian rnriKl r;l)'^'l rfO.L.'ible
Informa t.1,on In tlio pnn';^ adviood rm Oct;-ibcr 6, .'l'.K''ij i.Iiat
Clarence Joneo v;a!3 In contact wil,ii Aclelc i.'aiit'-^'Cijj.rfctor of the
Southern Clirlatiiin Loridersiilp Conference ..( SCI C ) office ;I.n Ncvj
York City) on that da be. 3ox\on f;o.ld of hav.hi;,- /:.)n^^ \,<> .javannah,
GcorL-ia (to attend . the GCLC Convont.lon v;iilcii v/ao !i'\l<-i on
ScptcPiVjer 29> 196^ throuj'n Octobov 2, 196^1), ami v/lvil'* tbcro ho
went to see Mart.tti Luther A.ln;-, Jr. (Prenlileiit of tiie r>CLC),
He oriid he ulshcd tiiat he hau not ;;onc to ri-^o bocc^'ir-e of iilc
" ''indef iiiitcneor, and vaj^u'^n'^nin r.ver r-ovi^ra}. prnnr. In; or)j;an.l zational
n^attere . "
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3u lOO-'t-JPiiPP
In clab>iratin,3 on tb.e ]troblv;!nr; concern luf, tlic C>C1C,
Jonen sa.tcl ]\c )i-iu In mjnd t.ao CjChC office .In i.'oiv V -rlc City,
and in that re^^nrd, rrj.d the tr''a.iblc cx.i.nt3 over tiie fact
that Ruth Bailey (enjp.loyco of tiie .SCLC in IJevr Yor;-:) refuses
to abide by directive? cnir.al-.i rii;: frosa the CCl.C off.'i:'.e in
Atlanta. Jones caid t!iat VJyatt V/alkor (fon.ier ivvocutive
Director of the r.CLC and now affiliated v/ith ti;o Now York
office of the GCI^) and Vjj^lli;j^|f._Ro;.:i?_X^i publ.i.c r'^la.ti orin
man in Nev; YorV: City, and actTve in fund raiDint: for t'ne SCLC)
BCcUBe each other for the trouble in tae office.
dffifll I'i nn iTtfii"tVirrn
Tnis document contains neither rccoMiiiondationr: nor concluaions
of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and io loaned to
your agency; it and Its contents are not to be distributed
outside your agency.
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Coriinunisi Influciico In Racial Mri1,t:rro
Jonco fjald that; ns a r*\':u].t". o± hlo iiiootJn.j v/Hli King,
King v/ould i^et tot^ether wlt;h lJp}k(n% Rov/e and Kruilior when he
OOIHC0 to llcv; Yoi'lc City thla wcrlcond. He oaiO )ie to]d Klnp
that ho muGl; decJ.do vihothor ho (iClng) or Da.l..lcy Is Rr^inf? to
run tliG SCLC.
thP situation, tl\at ohc was of the opinion thnt V/yatt \/alker
was the cauae of the trouble.
Accord ' n^T to tho sovirco^ Kanter related fnat she had
cone to the SCL^: Convention in r>avnnnah, Goor.'j;!-'!^ and in
that ret-^^.ird^ sh.^ met nahdolpa Bl'iclavoll, cliaractcrized by
lier a3 a nov^ ndt'.lMon to ti^f orf.''inir;ation (to t'no oCLC). She
said he woiUd be a valuable addition to tho or^'inl ?:a tion.
Clarence Jono3 Is General Counsel t^^ tliO
Gandlii Society for JIuman Rip;htB, 15 Ivast
/(0th Street, No-.,- York C'ty,
Another confidential aource, who has furnished
reliable Information in the past, advised that
fi-i riiiwrn
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Communini Influence in RAclal MaUtero
Randolp!^ Blackv;cll al-tc.ndcd a LaV'or Youth
hcni^xio convention on Avj^juat Ih, ^iD'^Oj at
V.ho AlGonqMln Club, I'SOO FayeUtville EUreet,
Durham, North Carolina.
Tl:ie J/^.bor Youth League han boon dcoicnated
pursuant to Executive Order lO^ljO.
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MemorandumliOU'ijiu iN J^iN VELOPESi^'
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W. C. Sullivan
Mr, F. J, BnuMf' rirdnojT
MARTIN LUTiH'R KING, JR.
SliCURITY MAn^KR - COMMUNIST
i;aii. September 11, 1964
1 - Mr. Eolincnt
1 - Mr. Moiir
1 - Mr. Do Loach
1 - Vir, Sullivan
1 - Mr. Bland
We''have just learned that Martin Luther Kin^, Jr., and some
of his advisors, including Bayard Rust in and Clarence Jones, are work-
ing on an article which is to be submitted over King's name for publi-
cation -In "The Saturday Eveninf; Post." The article vould deal with
such matters as the poverty bill, elections, riots and the so-called
(^"backlash" that is cropping up in political circles. The only publica-
C^tion known to be considered for this article to date is "The Saturday
take in the article or wiiat its specific stands will be. The matter of
this article is scheduled for further discussion by Klni; and his advisors
on 9/22/64 in New York City. This iafoimation is classified '|SAi^^' <^
id^ERVATIONS ;
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i ■ Because of the coinmanist influences on King it wo(n.d be well
' 1 6' prevent' any publication of his views. It is noted that earlier this
yciir we had soue advance inf or.i.at ion on the possibility of a Kin,l
article being i^ublished
sipn Assiiitant Lirector
action to "forest ni l t he
by Supervisor^
"Saturday Evening Post,'
by "Tlio Saturday Evening Post." On that occa-
Doloach's office was able to tal^e appropriate
jubli ntion of the article. This was bandied
who has an appropriate contact at "The
CriON:
V ; ') We have separately nade appropriate dissemination of the
^Iriformation concerning King's intentions to have an article published
in "The Saturday Evening Post" and have also written the Atlanta and
to reriain on top of the situation so that the Bureau
furnished fux'ther developments in this matter.
N^w York Offices
will bo promptly
feCOMMEITDATION ;
r'-T'TCr-f-ort-f- T\A^-*r\r*-¥f^t* T^r\T/-\*\y-*K -F
This memorandum be routed to Assistant Director DcLoach for
appropriate action in accordance with the observations set out above.
100-106670
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More rec:ont informrit ion has Just been received to the
effect that a JoJin Hunt of "TJio Saturcluy Evoninf; Post" h;iH ul^ouCy
been in contact with Kinji coucorui.nc nuitcrinl bcius prepared for
the "Post." Also, Kiuc and some of his advisors arc to meet
briefly on the Into nftcrnoon of 9/11/G4 wliilo King is wnitinfc at
the rJrpoi't in New York City fox* a flight overseas. They are to
fui'ther discuss the article in question.
In light of the latest information, it is suggested that
if any action is taken by Ur. DeLoach, it bo done as soon as possible
so that it v?ould bo less difficult for "Post" people to take the
action desired.
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Al L INFORivlATlON CQi
HEREir. IS UNCLASSIFIED
/Jr. Jv/»ii J. cads
For iSohol Prhe
OSLO, Oct. (i 'I, I'll
^■TJii.' Rev. Martin l.riluT
Kill;"; is L'.ti: liL'avy Ja-- oriU'
tu win Ihc li)6-J Xo!;l'1
Vvacv Pri7.r, cjuaiifiet) oh-
scrvris f-.iiit (oci;ij'.
A foinir-'ltfe iippoinUvi
by tiii" Nonvt'Kiaji !Niilii)ji:il
Assi.'i.ihly '■hoo.'ics llio wiii-
ner. Tlic soloctioii, from a
SfciTi list of 20 1.0 ;jn
names, U cxpcctcil to )> ■
nniujiHicpd Jalcr this
nioiilii.
The civil ri};lUs li adcr'si
casiriiriacy iias \irrn spon-
sori'cl by ]e;niii;:r l'Ai: ir,)fa;i
pnliiii'iaiiii atut .s(;c-(jniU'rl
by iipv.spaiicrs of all \>o-
Jiiical IcaniiiKs in Xt.rway.
Oilu r names on I lie iist
nrc bciipvcd to iiicludf
foninT i^ri'siilcnt lj\vi};iii
D. Ki.sonliowpr. French
Preside lit dc Ciauilc and
former AVost Goni'.an
Ciiar.collnr Konratl A:le-
nauer, but none ip believed
to lie nmon^ tlv: front
runners.
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Tiie Washinglori Daily N
The Cvenir.q Star
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Nfw York J ourr.j ;- A r;.. n.
Nrw York Mirror
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Unrecorded -crA-l d.-.! c-l pullod r.-:tK : 'J.. :.<••: r-;jo
ijnder courL orc'-j; of D.lsCrjct Jijd:;o John Levis
iiiaUJ-i , Jr., sent t:o n.-Acion.'Ai Archjvcj^.
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Tranariiit the i'ollov.'ing in
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TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (100-'-i42529)
PROM : SAC, KF.Vj YORK (lOC-153735)
SUBJECT: CIRM
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Iir.closeo ar-e seven copies of a letterhead
^^'^i^iiii'^morancluni, captioned and dated above.
;r^'.^ The source who
' \;letterhead memor'andu.n v.'as
he information in the
^' SrBureau (100-4^2529) (End. ?) (m)
(1-100-158790) (BAYARD RUSTIN)
^(1-100-106670) (MARTIN LUTKEH KINO, Jr.) "
2-Atlanta (IOO-6670) {End.' 2) (r;v.}
(l-100-^^j;o6) (MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.)
1-Newark (End. 1) (Info) (rv;)
1-New York (IOO-IS^Tj^?) (KARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr.) (42)
1-New York (IOO-46729) (E.'-.YARD RUSTIN) (h2)
1-Kew York fl00-l^s062) (RACIIELLE HOROWITZ)
1-New York (100-153733) (^2) ^ . y .. -
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This letterhead memorandum has been
"Secret" because It contains Information froir
a ijource vjho hao furnishod highly sensitive i
with respect to tne racial aituatlon in the New York
and the Conmunlr^t infiltration thereof, and It is felt tnat
this classil'lcat !.:-n ia necessary in order to prevent the
source from bei.;^ Jeopardized.
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UiN.n'O STATES I) }■ l-- r M E\T OF jV^TlCE
rh-i)i:K.\L iti.'iii'Ai: (ri- i,\vi;.s i'ir;ATJOX
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Nev/ Yoiv:, New York
Ootcber 6,
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Corrir,,.;ni3t Influence
In Racial Matters ""i*^
Internal Security - C J — ^
On Cf;tober 2, IQo-tj a conf ideritial source, who^^-^
has furnished iN:j.lable in/'ormatlon in the past, advised ^
that Bayard Rustin ( Crjanl aer of ;:hG March cn Vt'ashlngtong j_
1963} J '■'•'as in conL,'...ct on that date with Rachelle ™
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Horowitz (a confidante of lui^tin's). Riistin inforn-.ed 5 S "i^
the conference was cxc^ell-jr.t (t}ie So.jtn<?r-.j Christian u.- -j
: <t
■ ... o o
Augu
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Korov.'itz that he had just returned to Xev; York, and saidt^r.-;
Leadership Conference ronvcr.tic. (SCLC) held in Savannah i"^'"
Geor^^ila, from Septc;nher 25 until October 2, lyo^) . In '"^ ^
that regard, Rustin said r.e wro'.,e the eoonowlcs sectlcn
(of the program of the
It includes "everythl;
and saia it vjhs excellent,
oUch as the shorter work week,
shorter hours, social security until one gets a job, advanced
coverage, general dental plan and others, Rustln remarked
Rust in. In re.T.arkin,;^ about accon-.odatlon;
Savannaii, Georgia, said "they" were
received well by
tht
.ic e3tabllshn;f^n*
protlema whatsoever.
;herefore, "they" had no
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This docunsent contain:3 neit.her
reco.Tjr.endatlono nor conclucions
of tho FBI. I'c is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your
agency; It and its contents are
not to be distributed outside yoxxvi^^t Vl -^yfe^-^'i-H ^jrj
agoncy .
Re: Coinj-nanlr. t Influence
In Racial >';attera
Internal Security - C
Accurdin(3 to the oo^rce, Rustin G-'^.i^ tl-jat he ard
Martin Lutncr Klnr;, Jr. (Pre:-.ident or tne SCLC) vjlll spoaic
next Sunday (October 10, 19^^) in Nev/arkj New Jersey^ in
behair of hospltdl "workerLi vjho are conducting an organizing
ca.T.paign in thr'" city, in mat regard, Raatin oaid there
might bo prohDeiiia iT Kin^:; :jiLo on the platform with the
whito L)':;rnocr?Ltlc candidate while the V.of-i-o Republican candidate
is not prcaent. Ruatin sr;id, however, ti'.at the probler* could
be resolved by not seatin:,; either candidate alongside Klng,\y
Communist Influi^ncc In r.:;ci.-.l I'l'.lto.rc
In "The Gr^tiird'.;; " y ninr; ?o::;t", Iscue of July 11
15, I9''.i,, pi^r/- Vi. , J- ''/■■■^■'^•i .-iur-tln ir: trie subject
of .'1 i'.iiZv.ro r-.r;, :n:.. c ■ p L J. >>r.i-:d : "Tht^ Lone V/olf
of Civil ;•(■:: ht;;'\ m it', rx.ic.tln if; aald to
h-ivc coiiic to i;.-: o;-;: In 193^3, -"jf^ <''•'■• orjz,nnlzcr
for the Youiii:; Co,r.;..orn k t Lt:^^^ur. (YCL), and as
such, he hrd th.' ior^ of r-c cr-uiti n,;; ctudtntj; for
the "I-Mrty", r^i^r "u*. r;,iO.'C , Lhv^ tcticlc reports
ti'jr. t duriv;:' j':r'::;t yv-.'-rs in Mcv; xork, Wu:;ti'n
;-nvc :iiOGt of hj r- r.i' ni r.( .i; to the "pnrty". Ho
iT'por tv dl_s irf". tiic "Fnrty" in 19^1, the article
ctntra.
The .'CI. h'lG "t:. i' ;■. :h r .1 . ijT. t<.ii puiT-i: ant
The "Ijnil;/ *:ork' " , iu^oruni'v il, 1957^ P'^i^^ 1
colur.;n 2, rrpo.'t.ud r.h.". t .i^y;:. i-a ncstin, Executive
Socrr t.'.ry , 'w';r :j Lct. rs Lc:., ue , wes on ooscrvcr
thr ir t;-; yr.ri,^r:-l Convr r.tion cf the
ConnnnlGt: Fnrty, ;jn'te:d St:;i.r-s of A^.iorico
{Cr, liSA ) , h. Ici 'uv. tovk C'J-cy, on
^eoruj.ry 9-12, l^V'f ,
The "f>"'ily -o. ■•<:.• r'' 'in F^r. c Cof-st ConaTiunle t
puolicntibn un^;! :n c^-:..:,^.::. p"- -'ii coition on
rcliojlv- m:' o:-rr"- 1;! on in -
i-'vihru^iry 19, 20, 196i, , tri^'t
.rd :iustin
conta cted .v: n ■
j'lVi^: or. ^nosc dates
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Tr 0,-11 r. spi.;i!-:i r.f; ' - i c :-\< yit to vjhlch ho v;fts
corii'ii ttcd . Of; r.i;. I'lttir coni-,.".ct, bovis told
aur.tiT: tiKi t \JoriCin-; on hir, request c\rxd
had contnct' d Crl^r.oc i-.'r.o l.-'.d cont'icts with the
f'.roup to vihich. .-LU.Etin vir.s to sper.i:. iV
"The Hoyj York Ti;^,.£", /;u,:'i.; - , pat^o 27*
coluiun , r--.pr".-t:; ^h.';t n j '.i.-..; r. J. Juvis,
i^ntion."! Sc ctk; " , C?, U^.., :.icd in Hcvj i'crl-:
City on the. ni. ut. of ..u; ui t 22, iSbi^ .
He: Co;;i;ri.un;l. jt InriLiQncc in
R:icial Mat tore
Security - C
The March 1, JO:.-', .ir.suc of the " Youno^'Soci st
Ch&llGPco," publisho.:; pcijo tl.ro^ of "Labor Action,"
on official pubiical Ion o: thy-) lu6opcr;Ci.:r:t Socialist
Lctuve {IZL) , contained on article c-cnceroino the
croatioTi of the YSL, v.hich p()i:;toc out that at a unity
coivferenco occurrincj rci.ruary 12-1-^rj i95>< , ct Lajboi ActiOD
Hall, N^-'.v York, Kow Yc:k, a r.^i-g^rr occurr^rd betvjcen the
Young People' f. Sociali^it Lc-aguo (Y?CL) and the Socialist
":-u-';h League (SYL) . Tha nov, orgar;iz;'tior. v.as Bamed the
YSL.
A conf icienti : nf cr;-.".ar:t cr, Juno 15 , 1954, rr.ace
available tha ninutcs i V: -.'c lia .liOr.ol Action C>:;rr..Tiittee
meeting of April 13, Iv:-; . ■.■.■^i.^'-r. rofloctoo that one 3,
SITE;/Ar';, " Chair:...;-, of .Ji ( i r. 1 i st iarty) Youth CorrjT.ittee, "
had objected to a otatc;-.vi:.t ar.;.o.-.rin{_: in "Corr-Tiexce , " a
Kev; York University journal, v.hicl-; ir.cicated that the YP5L
n-,&rgod with the SYL to f c r;, i.,,..- Y..;l . Ha explained that
the YP3L did not iTiOrco v;ith anyone-., t;.r:.t it continued to
exist as the youth cectien of the oociali:-t Party, He
explained t);at a srrjall group of th.e Yr-3L v;.as dropped,
expelleo, cr sucpendcc frcrr, t:".«:.t oro ^--i^otion and joined
the SYLf which he char ac-ceriz cd as xhe youxh group of the
"Trotskyite I3L." Ho ■'>:■, ]bLr,^6 that after these f evj forirer
ttenbers of the YF'oL join./c the oYL, the 3\'L then paoceeded
to change its narr.-i for iL.j O'.vn purposes.
On April 9, 1956, dnother confidential informant
advised as follov.'s:
The YiL. has frequently v;orkcd in close syr.ipathetic
cooperation wivh the i-^L tcw.ird similar objectives, although
eacn r.ajcr issue C]iveh ::.utual concideration is decioed upon
by these organizations individually. The YSL serves as an
apprenticeship for the I3L, but ISL selection of menibers frcrr-
YSL rar.ks is made on an individual and personal basis. In
many instances YSL rrierr.Lers are also n.erribers of the ISL,
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Re; Coi.i.iunist; Ir/L"luer.ac ia
Racial Matters
' Internal Security - C
r
The YSL ^r.G ISl utij:;'^ Co printing house in Now
York Gity anc the VJL ..:.MiCo tior^ is printca as an ^ Insert
in "Labor Action." Frocuor.t Jy , lecturers oefore the YbL
are loL mon^bcis.
The Seoter^or 9S: , 1958, iccue of "Young
Socialist Challenoo," vi.ica appoarec as poQS five of
"L.Dbor Acticn," contair.-r; urrdatcc statc.T.ent i.ron
the Natior.sl Action .'.i tteo of '.ho Y3L v:hich ih^icstod
that thvi YSL haa i?ecn oi :■- .voa . -he Gtate::nont cppeurfeo
under the caption '^Joi:. i h- Young Peoples ir>cia.ist League.
The Yf.-^ is riubjiclv koc>^.w ai the youth
affiliate of the Socio': ist Party-Socira Democratic
Federation,
<>-■,:■;> ..'.ft.
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UN . lOO STATJ:S DKl'Airj \IKNT 01-' .STICK
fi:di:»al m:i(i:Ai, or .nvi:s'im<; wioN
/r. ;c./<r w v^,,.i,. York, Kev; York
I October 6, 196^-;
Title CorrjT.urilst Influence
In Racial Matters
Cnaracter Internal Security - C
he fore nee Letterhead merr.orandaj?.
dated and captioned as above.
,A11 sourceD (except any listed belovi) whose identities
are concealed In refcrencec] :.orrjr.unicatlon have furnished reliable
inf onnatlon in the pact.
i This document contains neither recoirnendatlons
J nor conclusions o:" the F3I. It is tnc property
k of the FBI and Iz loaned to your agency; it and
^ its contents are r.ot to be distributed outside
^ your agency .
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UNI Tl'I) S I ATl-S GOV: VMKN I
Memorandum
llr. fW. C. SuUi^n
1 1.
October 6, 1964
,<0M
4
Mr. J, A, Sizoo /
HjKCT: SOUTHERN cnnis*ri/vN leadi::;i:;]:ji' C0Ni-'Ei'Ji;:;cii:
Ii»TERNAL SECURITY - C
ASAC Eu;jene Stcv/art, Atlrmta, c.illed at noon" today ,
and said that throuch a confidential source, Atlanta had learned U
of a conversation between Ilai-tin Luther i'ir.r'- and Vi'alter Fauntroy,
the Southern Christian Lcadur;.hip Coiirei'oiicc (SCLC) representative
in V/ashington. This convci'G;vi, ion dir.clc):;cci a -i.icotins v,'hic]:i is
to be held on Thur£cl,'\x._af tcrji^on, lO/O/w-::, v.'ith Cardinal Spollnan
at the Cardinal ' s^hancje^'iery ir. New Yor::. The necting is
I scheduled to inclucle scVcral .Ivarch leaders and the names of
Rixbbi Eisenrode (phonetic) and 'ur. i:u.[jc:\c C;.rsoa Elako of the »
Presbyterian Church were i:\o:\i ioncu. 'L'hc purpose of this laeetinc
Sis to obtain the concurrcnc:>: CarMinal £ijoll:uan to a statement
which is being- drawn up ur';;., : 1 cluu-cli ,.;c;,.uc'rs to participate
in the coming elections. i-m,', expressed sonc concern concerning
what he referred to as Cardir.ai ;.jpcllr..aii ' s consei'vatisjn and whether . fj
he would Join in the statcmcn.,. *-V^'>
This is for inXor;..;
1 - Ur, Belmont
1 ~ lir. Sullivan
1 - Mr. Sizoo
1 - Ur. Baunrr-rciner
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j}ii:R-^A-i) s. LT^K V. CLA,;:-C;' i:. Kf-],i;;v, vr .
(U.S.i:.:, D.C.) CIVIJ. /XTJ.g;C 76-U6J
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CIVIL ACiio.: :-;u: 76-iiC6
U]-;rccordcd Ecrio'. clcized /•'V/^'^' pulled Tro: : 1.1,1s file
DiViGr courL order o.C U.S. i'lsiir^cl: Ji)d-,e Jofni 3.,cv-i;s
J;'::n'.th, Jr., or^Cl scnC; to ;::Jjiona}. Arclu'vcs.
D/;TT^: October 1, 1964
Transmit the follow J. nr^ in
Via AIRTI'L
kkg-t^itcrf: mail
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT;
t
DIRl^CTOR, P3I
SAC, BALTIMORE (100-23l4o)
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CIRM
Bm^ILE 100- ^-llG
r-Puv YORK FIL3 100-1515^3
ATLArJTA FIL^: 100--S520A
CGMir-TTIL OF SCLC
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BITILE 1C0-U337>^-'*-
KiSrt^ YORK FlLi^ 100- 1-: 9194
ATL-WIA FILE 100-'37lB
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Reference Atlant- airbel to the Bureau dated
August 21, 19^^^ snd Bait i:r;or:.' oirtels to the Bureau dated
August 27, 1964, and Sep ber.Voer 17, 1964.
ar.d roon designations
Tor the period Au£;uG t 20-25:, 1964, failed to disclose the
identity of caller, v.'ho placed long-distance phone call to
yj\RTT:: nm-IEl: KIIIG, JE.j in Atlanta^ from Room Number 712,
Telephone Kua-.ber 665-3500, a trunk line of the Holiday Inn
(Doi-jntovm) Baltimore.
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- Bureau (3 - 100-3-116) (CIRM) (RECrlSTSRED I-UIL)
(1 - 1C0-43^'^7'^4)(SCLC)
(1 - lOO-lOoC; rO;- 'L\KTni LUTKSR KIITG, JR.)
- Kew York (l - 100-1-": ^3-J:". )(CIRlv:} (REGIGTEuED MML)
LUTKSR
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1 - 100-149': ; '!cz,c)
2 - Richmond (rSGISTER::D )■ \:'^) (^ULOSURE 1)
3 - Atlanta
2 - Baltimore
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IOO-S5OOA : ( CIRM) (r^EGISTERED MAIL)
100-5713 )(sc;lc)
100-55£^ }^-^R7IN LUTHER KING, JR.)
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UOCT?
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BA 100-i^31^0
d vised '
tJiat all Folios for nonth
"'nd :;,elenhone
to identify the
Folio.
person
oj.' /-iu-^ugl con!".:ixn:..ne; i-a^ictration data
iiavc been forwardGu to the Amoi'lcan
1 Street, Roanoiiej V.ir.^iniaj (0HBHll
he su2S<2sted that it is possible
registered in Room J12 from data on
^7^
RioljtTiond rci^ucGtoa co check folios for Holiday Inn
(Do>?ntoi';n)3altj.rnorG . at Roanoho hef.dquartors cf A:nericc?.n Motor
Iiins. A copy of refcycnced Ba.ltiinore a irtcl dated August 27j
1964, is for^-arued to Rlchr.ond for inf ori-aation .
ti'll ■'■tki rotu HO tft
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Memorandum
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w| C. Sullivali
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9-17-64
F, J, Bauiiu;ardnor
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r'AKTIN LUTHI'R KING, JR.U:-f^ .'^
RECUR ITY MATTER - C
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^•c o:: o
l-f.'r, De iir.ont ■
1-Mr.Mohr
1-Mr.DcLoach
l~Kr .Sullivrtn
1-Mr. Bland
■ -Ml' . Briu:,:rardner ' ^
hTiS-J
The "Washlntfton Post and Times Herald" contained a snail
article in today's edition stating that Martin Luther King, Jr., had-
announced throu[jh his office in Atlanta thct he had teen granted an |
audience with Pope ^Pa-ul VI to take place on Friday, 9-18-64, at
which tine he hopes to discuss the racial situation in the United
States with the Pope, ^
You will recai'l tha.t several weeks a^jo, when we first
learned of King's intention to travel abroad, we anticipated the
possibility of Kinfj's asking ior an audience with the Pope and
arrahj^e d to hr ^^^^y^^^^^^rcctor .Malone of tlic New York Office
contactflllllllllllll^lll^lllBlimillllH^to see if appropriate acti on could
not be t aken to prevenx such an aud:i (_ncc^ Malon e did brief
flPIPim^ in the matter and told us tfMHHIBlljj^P'^^'^^ fact called .thi
Vatican imiaed lately after being contacted by tlalono, I <-
Malone was contacted telephonically today to see if he J *
could shed aaj' further light on the r eport that Kinr; was to have an
audience vith l^ic f^opt . L'o coiitrcv-
was told that — ^
)orsonan^^s^WraT^'ceks ago by telephone to j
,the Vatican and had strongly recom.mcnded bV^i^)
that no audience be granted King because of vei-y serious but highly
confidential information whicii had cosie to his attention but which he^7ir-'
could not discuss in detail over the telephone.
Malone was asked to determine if there possibly could have
been a sllp -up so that the Pope did not a ctiu;lly receive
►warning. Ho was advised by
j that vith the inf ormat i oti being f urnishcd__to^
;^P|the ^'<^^l^flHBiHIIIHHMBii^HHIVHHil^^H^tc
furnish the information directly to the Pope and that there 'Aas ev ery
! assura nce the Pojio had received the inforiiiation,
Mjimi^ advised Malone today that it is poissible that arrangements ior
/ sucl^an audience had already been made and could not be f
7^ ..
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64 0C"i ?1964 --
XONTINUED-OVER
^ REC-3
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Memorandum to V/. C. Sullivan
RE: MARTIN LUTIIER KING, JR.
canceled without embarrassnont or it is equally possible that the
Pope, viewing Xing's important role in racial matters in the United
States, decided to overrule the recojiunendat ion not to meet witU
King.
Malone was adviised'
that th^ ,jnatter would again be d el i ca t e ly br oil g h t i
-ention.
Ualoae is to keep us advised as soon aj; he learns anything
additionally pertinent.
RECOMhIENDATION:
For information.
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(KINS)
} VATICAN* CITY--T>iE f:>.V. rFnTV' Ll!T>^ER KING JP., THH Af'.ERICAr: NEGKC
j LEADER, ViLL CO TC T^-E VATirfi^! TC::iGKT FOR A ?r:iVATE A'JCIENCE
WITH PtVZ PAUL VI .
VATICAf^ OFFICIAL? THREW A CUI^TMN OF SECRECY ARCUrJD TKE i-EETING,
THE VATICAN HAS A STANDING PCLICY CF ClSCRETICN AP.CUT PAPAL I^EETINGS
VI TM RELICICUS LEADERS CF CTf'EV; trf'CN'INATION'S ,
KING, A ^EAl'E" CF THE CIVIL PICHTS ^CVEr.EKT IV IMF UfH TED STATES,
IS A BAPTIST, IT WAS :?E V:>'0 I'lKri Dlr^LOSFr r:?V3 i"-' the AUDIEr^CL,
S/18-DP13BPEr \
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vva:;hiijgton capital nfwe si:h\-ict:
'.'.■MI
C'.>rirri(i -.
D<-'i..<.':r'h
i ! v "I n h".
■Ir;'"-' .. .
.. , u.-r.
Or. King to See Pope,
Hopes for Racism Stand
.• VATICAN CITY, Scpl. IC
; i.AP\— Dr. Martin Ludicr Kinr;
; said today he hoped Pope Paul
,' VI would follow up thtnr
5 nifcliug wiih a stntt-nicnl
" iciiciTtlin:; Uk' Uomnn Cntlwlif
Clinrcli's st.TiKi against i-:u"iym.
TijO Pope ".v;is to rcttiw ilic
AriK'!ii.-aii Ni'i;i'() loailcr in
{ pr)\;ite aiidiciicc late loil.'iy. I>i'.
• Kir.f; .said in an inlervicw v.itli
' Ihe i.ojDt D.jily Anicrjc;i]i;
\ "Of Cdursc'l hdjie !h;iL tine,
J Popi' vill scf fit to rt'lrnsc ri'<"iir;>:i,-;:'.
'I statCiViert ijb /.;t our talk. Tl,p (.'iinfi-: cji; (i,
' Pioman CaiiKilic Clui!-:'ii li.'is i ii:!;;? o'
j a'-v;idy let its oppf., iii-i:) fV.pe
(i-at'i m lie known and it has I' oji c i' :
Ibccn of ^rcal ]n\p to us in our ndvnr.V. ;
} wfii K. ,(ict'ricii
"B 11 1 I thii.k if (".'try ■ --
■' ii)C(viriii-'i! C'lihojic v. t'iT jr..''];'
' awar^^ of the ciii.rch's stJir.fi b;.
; the i'.'pr, il " ...ilii h': of p-.v;.;
! as.^isti.ntc to ; : , ci:-". ufilt'.a
movt-nicn'. ii. ;i>j iiittirc
I Tilt- Popo'.s rosjMdiso mny
; never be liisclo.sod by tl-.c
I Vatican. Ofu n the V;.;jc:;ii
ji.s:u;t.~ st.Ttc']"!ii,-r.t.s after [iriva'.c
laudit'jiecs. Often it docsn'l But
jtlie fact (hat Itic Pope n.ji c :
ji-CLeive L)r. K;,ig wil! be [.ikeii
I in mar.y cji!,^r?er> as a ntn\- F.ip.n'
jliiai tie symnniiiizcs with the'
ci', i; nght.s miss. on,
\ .After Dr. King's ariiva] in
J Rome W'pdr.csday, a sl.Tlempnl
^i.ssued in his name l.iy his offico
:r. Atlanta, C.t., said ho \voul(i
(iiscLSs with the pontiff the role
■(if the rl'.ii;(h in ere; tlnp an ;
integrateil rninn.nnity life. ' ■
Dr. King also said lie was •
e 0 n c e r n (■ d wiin the larfic
ni( ;ro:)o;it;;n a r e ii s in the ;
.Vor^hern I'liited .'^l;lles "wh^rc '
!he l;(iii,;:n <";i;iioli;' Ciiiirrh is a •
;«>v,'urfi:l f.'ic'.nr in the atiiludc.-
of tne |H';/,iie
Dr. Kh is a i-r- -i.islnr witi.
his f::i;ie:- of Ihc Ehciic;'.rr
i;.ip;ist Ciiiireii in Atifuit.T. He
a 1 .s n hca(l,< the Southern
L c ^ i! e r s h i p
a inilitnr.l civil
.'.-itifin
-ns V. el! as the lain
r^hnd repeatedly
,,.':;i! rcitiality and
,1 stliie, ■
i;:>l:i.f.;;
^.■:riiiy
lit*' W <j s;;i;.qti'>!i =-'or.t iiia
".'in:''7: ii raid
Ti^i -v i;;*,; . jt, :. Duly
'1 lie I vs-n;:;- . :<:r
N'pw YzjTiL VicTiiri Tri.-,',.
r.'fcw Y::rk J '.J il- A ■ lir :
i.'^'A VrTK ;/.J-.v K<?Vs.r.
r.i'A y ..ry ! ..^.t
'rV.i- "J.-v.- 'i' .- r',: ■" :.
Til. !.!•*■ ;..
I r. .'. '1 . 1 I'.'
ENC
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(u.s.:\'\, ;..r.^ CIVIL ac'j:o;: 75-i]:.:
Sc;.i<''l -J-y/ p-!T;r.-': :;ro:":i L"' ■ s file ivn.'c:'.: crrurt: order o !;
l.S. "■i.sLr'ci Jir.'.'x jo'.v! lo-./is ST.;.i.Ui-., Jr., cni-.l sf^.tL to
.\al.i on.: J Arc':iv.„s ,
Your letter of Sor>t3nibcr 16th, v.lth cnclocurc, has
been received.
Vv'iU» respect to your liquiry, resulations of the
Dopai*tinent of Jui;tlce pertitiranc; to the confidoiitial iiature of the
information contilncci in FBI files preclude ny conivcntinc as
ycj caggested. I regret it il' not possible to bo of a?ci£tance in
this instance but tinst you v.iil understand tiie nocessary reasons
for this policy.
- ■ - - Since relv yours,
NOTE: Correspondent i£ not identifiable in Bufiles. Kont Coui'Ui^y is^tlie
publisher of "'Tne Indtpcndent American." It is alltijedly dedicated to the
defeat of socialist and communist influences and to promote individuals and
organizations which believe that a poliiical party based on constitutional
states rights is tl)e ans^ve^ i:; li^ocialism. Neither Courtney or his publication
A haSj been investigated by tlic FBI, Courtney's paper indicates he is a rabble
\ \r \ ( rouser arid a hate monger aiid has urged the impeaciu'nent of Earl Warren,
Ciiief Justice of the Supreme Court,
DFC:mc
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J - 1^ 3-^ SeiJtembcr 16, 1964
y Fedcr;il Burcmi of Iiivcstigiition
'- Wj^ shington, DC y.
AUention of Mr. J. Eclgrn- Hoover ' '
^ Dear Mr. Moover;
l^r,. I am enciosin-:; an article that was sent to mc from the Augusta
Courier dated July 8, 1963 regrtrding Martin Luther King.
I was v.'or.dcri!i<4 if yovir departiT'O^nt could tell me if tlicsc arc
' facts, printed by Mr. Kent Courtney, publisher, of the Augusta
\: Courier.
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Now What Was That No Red
Connections, Martin IvXm King?
BY KENT COURTNEY, PUBLISHER
The Communisi Party. U.S.A. l-ias been
put on the defensive in New Orleans as the
result of the operatior. of the Louisiana
.jbversive Control Law.
Readers wiH recall ihar in rhe last issue
>M THE INDEPESOf^NT AMERICAN we
jsrried i fearjre story concerning the raid
;nade on October 4 by Louisiana Siate Po-
lice on the headquarters of the Soudiern
v^oiiitrc<)i-e Ec!i:c£tk>r.il Fund, Inr,
The SCEF has be«.n offlcia'ily labeled as
1 Communist-front orRanlzniioi; b> two
-ongresslorul corrjnittees, and.'ames A..
iMinbrowskl. the Executive Director of
le SCEF, was iJ:jmififf'J as a CoiTj;i;iinist
'jfore the Senate Siib-coir.mitttje on Inier-
:al Security on March lb',
The raid on5CEFheadquanersobr,?;r.e.d
-!r the State ol Louisiana evi-evi^ ccr;-
ernlng the activities of tii.s CorrjT3iir.-.st-
roni Organization. The material collected
as first transported to a State Pohce
arehouse in Saton Rouge. However, legal
"'Ssession was i.ansfcrFcd to the Senate
orTuttittee on Internal Security when the
■'idence was subpoetuied by Senator James
. EastUnd of Mfssissippi, Chairman of
the Subconjiiititiu.
Donibrowski, icti.ig for the SCi:F, has
attempted I'l regai.i possession of his fi.es
atid records in both St.tie and Federal
C'^urts. rlt ho.? er.-.ercd suits tc obtain
injunctions previintiilR the copyinj of L^e
evidcii'^e by the State Police and tile Se.iate
Com ml nee.
vesrinators of the Louisiana Joint Legis-
lative Coin:-...t;ss on U;, -America,"; .Aciivl-
ties and tlie sisf. of tlic ociiate Ci>;r„r..::«
on Uucri^al Security have hnJ ample tlrrj?.
since October 4, to >!.c thpauR;! ihe evi-
dence and iiinke copb-i of pertinent por-
The LO'jis-.u;a ant: -Co.-n.T.unist coinniit-
te<; neld a hearir,,:. oa ?NOvembcr 8th, Ln
■rfhich c/irta.n evidence was made part of
tiie public domain, li3elow is the first pub-
llcarj(-'n of this particular evidence.
Above is showr. Martin Luther Ki.it;, the
head of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference which has been in the fore-
front in racia; and civil fights ajtiutiou,
not only thnouRhoui the South but the ra-
tion. Below tf.e photo is a reproduction of
(See RED CONNECTIONS. . . .Papi
ihjtat'on foDnd oti the. back of the c ri':;-
.->' !ihoti.nr:.ph whi.:h iiidlcates tliai thric
.d 'led Coniir.iinists, Anne, .ind Carl
Bi and James E. I>iriibp:iwski, w^jre
a.ivjn?. the principal Sjf.iker;;. alor?.? with
\:art;il I-uthfir Kjr^, aC the Si>:l- Aiir.u;.;
Conf'ircncc of t^.e /ith.ii-nChnsti-'in Lci-
dt*rshlp C.oni :TQu<ic-. i: i3ir;i. ;. i'i^.ri, Ala-
- -, ■ -1 .■ *■ ,■• '<T'^"- - r *■ i-*^, " • '■■
. I'.'uhryWsV.i'i hfi.c-iriU!^ v-.. \. \:;
I,. Ki!i; , /r., m,t.:.\C)u-l to ;jtadcr.'S
.^;>;el:!,. In bac)<gr^'u;id, Ati ( Ai;jii: Bra len),
Carl Bfjden, .TAD^j.-iiiAiS A, l">oi;-:hri :wski).
T,if f^guriis i.ClO Drc evidently the State's
v!ncuni':t;t nuinher, tndir atir.g the extent of
t.'ii'. cvidsn^-e found in DismbrJwski's files.
AtL.2 and Car. Drsden are identificdCoin-
n-,ui;isis. Carl Rriocr. was convicted of se-
dition under Kentucky !av;3, and is the
publisher of the official newspaper of the
Suuthern Conference Educational Fund,
•"The Southern Patriot."
Although Martin Luiher King, Jr..
•p.O'jsly claims no ReiJ cor^rier tions, t^^e
al>jvc picture may be well wo.-;;, a thou-
f;s".d -vcrdi C,'. refuT-^-fii'in cf Kir;K'i cla inos.
N'ot siran^cly since "ihe recorcis ol t'.e
have been in the possession oI the
Loi.isiana authorities, racial af;;tatiori in
the South has bean reduced cor^iiderablv.
Responsible authorities informed THE
irajijPENDENT AMERICAN that the SCEF
was probably one of the key teniers for
dissemination of literature corJiccied with
the various public deiTTcn^trations in which
Wanin Luihsr Ki.ig has been a key figure.
FBI Dir. Hoover -told Congress V
22/61^: "The Connianist Party is
attenipting to use the Negro no-
venient, as it does everything
else, to promote Its own inter»'
est rather than the TtelTare of
those to whom it (directs its
agitation & propagarxia; (and)
to exploil the aillitaiit forc-
es ot the Negro civil-rights
movamen-fc. The old CcBcniinist
principle still holds s "C o.^-
unisJL must be biiilt irLth non-
Cui[u,;anist hands,' T.z do Imor _
truit the CoiunuJiist influence
does exist in the Ktgro move-
ment <5c it is this influence
which is vitally Isiportant. It
can be the means through irhich
large masses axe caused to lose
perspective on the issues invc>
ved and, without realising it,
succomb to the party's propagart
da lures." Mr. Hoover wrote: 10/
2^60: "If a lanister can be in-
fltojanced to keep silent about
t.he dangers of Connronisni, the
e party has gained," (Christian-
, ity Today)
jtributed a.s patriotic public ser'-dce by; Al^EEICAl^ YoLTH rOVEENT, ' 0? s v,r.rb— ■
. Chicapo ^. HJ., Cp.r— '■'^'^^ vi_A..; ...
. . • CITTZENS OF CHICAGO: "W^fY do Rirk Bist. Go • ai.snior.ers Cd. Jacob Arvcy, J. H. Levin,
Jos, L. Gill, Wm. L. M ridpe, J. H. Gate ■^y give Sold '. FifAd FREE to tho Urban
League, Chiu-ch Ftderatio.^ B'/iai D'rit.h, CMcaco Iiiter-r > lal Courxil to hear Rev.Klng?
f..i',* FuiiT THi'. M i.i ^ I \ « Oi l; ;;t ji s. (Augusta, Georgia)
The cbove picfurc was made by an employee of fhc State of Georgia, at the Highlonder
Folk School in Montcagic, Tennessee during the Labor Day week-end of 1957. The photo-
grophcr vqs sent to the Highlander Folk School by the Georgio Commission on Education.
The Highlander Folk School was abolished by on act of the Legislature of the State of Ten-
nessee at a later date because it was charged with being a subversive organization.
Those numbered in the picture arc:
1. Martin Luther King, Jr., of the Montgomery boycott ond the Birmingham riots. Karl
Prussion, a counterspy for the FBI for twenty-two years, chorge:; thot Mortin Luther King
belongs to sixty Communist-front orqanizations — more than any Communist in the
United States.
2. Abner W. Berry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
3. Ai'brey Williams, President of the Southern Conference Educotion Fund, Inc., The Trcns-
mi!>sion Belt in the South for the Communist Party.
4. Mylcs Norton, Director of Highlonder Folk School for Communist Training, Monteagie,
Tennessee.
These "Four Horsemen" of rociol agitation hove brought tension, disturbance, strife
Sanger, California
Dear
You,- leito^' of i?a;tor.;bjr iU'C been received.
m
^.'hile I woald iilte to b'3 of r.s.sii;tr,nce vllil re^^^'ii-d
to your ia:iuiry concerning Tr. Mnrtin Lutiior Min;;, Ji'.'i an32Ji*2
otli^jr questions you aclce:!, irtformatioii coiitaineti ia tiri>-iilei/jDf the
FBI must be niaintaia'icl ai. coiificiential in occordauca^with rc'cailatior^s
oi the Departnx'P.t of JubUce and is .ivailablo for ofli^ijil use oaly.
In viev/ of tliis, I am sure you will urid.^rsti.nd vmy I tSatfhot im.ice p.n^y
comment regarding the i^ubjccte of youi inquiry,
jin srely yourij,
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